Run Magazine Issue 72

Commodore

MAGAZINE

128 Mode & Gold Mine, see p. 59 & 62.

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December 1989

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The

CQMWnJUQi^E 64/128 USER'S Guide

BE^T GAMES

1989

Readers Choose
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Season's Greetings

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Not Military. Not
Mercenary And
YOU'RE Definitely
No Tourist...

Soviet Commander^
"who are you?"

RAMBO: "I'M YOUR WORST
NIGHTMARE."

Remember that line?
Now YOU can deliver it
to the enemy — in per-
son. Thirty miles over
the Afghanistan border, Soviet forces are tortur
ing your friend and mentor, Colonel Trautman.
You're the only man alive with enough guts,

Amiga game screens,

brawn, and resource-
fulness to single-
handedly rescue the
man who taught
you how to fight. Every Soviet commando, tanlt,
and attack chopper in the sector is on your tail.
It's the ultimate contest for the ultimate fighter.

It takes more than muscle to tie-activate
electronic gates, cross treaci>erous
minefields, and find the keys to Traut-
man's cell.

Ever fly one of these things? With the
enemy breathing do ten your back, that
Hind chopper's the best way out of this
bell bole.

TAITO

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But watch out for SPARX™ and SPRITZ"' and other deadly energy forms! In
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O N T E N T

VOLUME 6, NUMBER 12

DECEMBER 19B9

FEATURES

PAGE 35

PA(;K 38

35 Ten Top Games by RUN FJiton

The best games of 19KH ;uui 1989, accuriiing to the vote of our readers. And the lucky
readers wlio won the conlest drawing? Find out on jiage 14.

38 In Se*bcm of Prdductivitv Software by Ellen Rule

There's a treasure trove of producti\'ity software just waiting to be discovered—
everything from integrated packages and desktop i>nl)lishing to spreadsheets and
tcletoinmunirations.

4 □ Packing a Pun ch Ay Michael Cava mi iif^h

Your C-128, productivity software and peripherals make Tor a knockout combo!
A4 Geta Load of This!* hy MUktiH Miller

Now 1571 ;md 1581 drive owners cau increase C-64 loading speed tenfold.
4B Graphmakeh* by Rohin Franzel

Make your data come alive with this 3-D bar-graph program for the C-64 and C-! 28.
52 SEASON'S GflEETtNOS* hy Malcolin Gijrdtrfr

Here's a creative visual display, acaiixipanied hy a familiar theme, that will put you in

the holiday spirit, C-128.

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DEPARTMENTS

6 RUNNING Ruminations

A look at the home computer in the '80s, then back to the future for a look at the next
detatle.

8 Maoic

The number-one column of hints ;uid lips for performing Commodore computing
wizardry.

14 NEtiVG AND New Products

Recent de\'elopment-s and releases in the world of Commodore computing.
IB MailRUN

Lambasting those who bad-mouth Commodore products; circumventing a geoBug;
and other input frotu <ilir readers.

2E Software Gallery lirviem of:

• Speedball • Double Dare • Combat Course

• .-^xe of Rage • California Pro Golf • The Nfagic Candle

• Titan • Devon .-Ure in • The Ciack of Doom

• Tangled Tales Tlie Hidden Diamond Caper • War in Middle Earth

• i^Book • Last Ninjaa

59 128 Mode hy Mark Jordan

run's new column for ilie C-i28 Iwgins hy revealing an assortment of Basic 7.0
programming tricks.

62 Cold Mine hy Loitis I'. Sa nder

Anotlier new colunni that's an exciting and helpful compilation of game tips for C-G4
and C- 1 28 users. Dig in!

SB Games Gallery by Bob Guerra

Cive your joystick wrist and thumb a break and put your intellea to the test on six
mind games.

72 oed Watch by Dou^tux liayha

Make youi- own greeiing cartts with geoj'ublish and geol^nt.

78 AL/Af's Checksum Program

Run it right the first lime.

95 Coming Attractions; List OF Aot/ERTiSERs

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RUNNING

Ruminations

hs, we enier the 1990s, we can look forward Ui reading ariicles
lh;it take a look aliead at the iiexi decade. Cr)njecuire piett's about
how oiti lives will thange in the totning years.

Hitt before we .say jri>odbye to ihis decade, let's take a lt)t)k back.
Ccriainly, the 1980s have to be described as the decade of the home
coinpuier. .f\nd the computer of the decade has to be the Commo-
dore 64/128. Macintosh may have controlled the spotlight, IBM has
the prestige, but in terms of number of units sold, pricc'performance
value and longevity, Commodore is the computer king.

I'he home computer was '/Vmc's "man" of ibe year dur-
ing ibis decade. But more impoitantly, PCs have [iroven
I hat they aren't just a fad. Ihe I'C has become a vahiable
fixture in one out of five homes, coundess businesses and
thousands of schools.

Given this background, which major household con-
sinuer item, incltitling home computers, do y<m consider
lo have bad the ino.st iinportaui effect on your life tltir-
itig this past decade? The Wall Slieii Jounml lecemly
asked this question in a nationwide poll lo find out what
recent invention .Americans consider to have contributed
most to improving their way of life. If your answer was
the home computer, you would have been in the minor-
ity. Only 45 percent cited it as a product that made life a
lot better. Nineteen percent consider it a "tuodern frill."

Would you beiteve that the smoke alarm was rated the biggest hit
of the 1980s? Followed by tiie microwave oven and the coffee
maker? Even t!ie lowly TV remote control (htjw essential!) out-
pointed the home computer.

While some Americans can't live without their pulsating shower
massagers, video cameras, Walkmans, CD players and car phtmes,
most Americans consider these items frivolous and not necessary to
the household.

Just about all of tliese items were unavailable prior to the lOSOs.
Ten years from now most of these products will have become obso-
lete, or at least have been replaceil in importance by other items.

What products will be the stars of the 1990s?

The simple smoke detector will be replaced by an elaborate
home control system that regulates the lights, beat and security sys-
tems, as well as air purification and smoke detection. The home
cmnputer as we know it will probably be replaced by the wi-ist-
watcb-siiied computer.

flow about a computer that mimics human functions and
"heats" to jtiterpret messages or "reads" handwriting?

Industry experts predict that we're poised for yet another com-
puter revolution. Just as the personal computer dramatically
changed the way we work, play, learn and create in the 198()s, the
coming decade proiriises even greater change. Stay tuned for
multimedia, the next major development in the computing arena,
.Ulding high-tjuality sound and video capabiiity to PCs represents a
major new market, especially in the area of "edutainment."

L-t the 1990s begin.

Remember
the 1980s,
the decade
of the home
computer.

£7"l^^-?-K^T-<^4-^ fi^yLi.A,4.-^'i~.J

Dennis Brisson
Editor-in-Chief

6 RUN- DECKMUER 1989

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Magic

Protect your programs from prying eyes, save scores of your games
and move big chunks of memory iiistantaneously on your C-64.
Compiled by TIM WALSH

$5B1 C-64 Character Color to
Cursor Color Changer

One of tiie most eye-catching routines in the world of
C-64 programming also has one nf the longest, descriptive
names in Magicdom. C-64 Cluiracter Color to Cursor Color
Changer does just that— it instaiuiy changes all of the char-
acters displayed on the screen to the current cursor color,

A completely relocatable machine language rontiiie, C-(J4
Character to Cursor Color Changei- can be used as a stand-
alone program or as a routine within a program. Activating
it with its default memory locatiou requires entering SYS
49152 after changing the cursor color with either POKE
646,X or with the control or Commodore keys.

REM 64 CHARACTER COLOR TO CURSOR COLOR C

HANGER - LARRY E. SUTTER :REM*in

10 FORT=4 9152 TO 49200: READ D:POKE T,D:CK=

CK+D:NEXT :REM*230

20 IF CKO 7149 THENPRINT"ERROR IN DATA...

":EHD :REM*225

30 PRINT" {SHFT CLRIACTIVATE COLOR CHANGE W

ITH SYS 49152" ;REM*43

40 DATA 173,134,2,162,141,142,252,3,162,96

,1 42, 255, 3, 162, 216,1 60, 0,142 :REM*192
50 DATA 254,3,140,253,3,32,252,3,200,192,0

,240,6,192,232,240,7,208,236 :REM*51

60 DATA 232,224,0,208,231,224,219,240,2,20

8,225,96 :REM*253

— L^VRRY E. Sl rrKR, Sterling Hekihts. MI
$562 Score Keeper 64/128

If you're an avid game programmer, you can save the top
five scores for your C-64 and C- 1 28 games to disk by incor-
porating Score Keeper 64/128 into them. If you run the
program and don't yet have a score file, it automatically
writes a top-five score on the disk for you.

The guidelines to follow when using Score Keeper 64/128
are simple. NM$ is the curretit player; the current phiyer's
score is the variable SC; the top live scores in line 10 go from
highest to lowest; and bear in mind that it won't accept names
over 14 characters long.

REM SCORE KEEPER 64/128 - JERRY DICKSON

: REM* 4 4

10 NM$="NO ONE YETr':S1 =5:S2=4:S3=3:S4=2:S

5=1 :REM*254

20 IPLEN(N$) Jl 40RLEN(NM$)>14THENPRINT"NAME

TOO L0NG1":RUN :REM*157

30 PRINT" {SHFT CLR) {CTRL 2}":0PEN 2,8,2,"H

IGH,S,R":GOSUB280 :REM*89

40 OPEN 2,8,2,"HIGH,S,R" :REM*69

50 PORL = 1T05:INPUT)i/2,H(L)

XTL : CL0SE2
60 F0RL=1T05:F(L)=H(L) :J$(L)=I$(L)

INPUT#2,I$(L) :NE
:REM*190
iNEXTL
;REM*204

:REM*89
:REM*109

:REM*72
;REM*167
:REM*130
:REM*204

70 IFSC<F(51THEN130

80 IFSC>F(1 )THENGOSUB230:GOTO130

90 IFSC>F(2)THENGOSUB240:GOTO130

100 IFSC>F(3)THENGOSUB250:GOTO130

110 IFSC>F(4)THENGOSUB260:GOTO1 30

120 GOSUB270

130 PRINT" {SHFT CLR) {2 CRSR DNs}" ; SPC( 1 4) "

HIGH SC0RES":PRINTSPC(14r'{1 1 COMD Ys}

": PRINT :REM*85

1 40 P0RL=lTO5:PRINT"":PRINTTAB( 1 1 ) ;I${L) ;T

AB(25) ;H(L) :NEXTL :REM*192

150 OPEN 15,8,1 5,"S0:HIGH":CLOSE15:REM*156
160 OPEN 2,8,2, "HIGH, S,W":F0RL=1T05: PRINTS

2,H{L) :PRINTA!2,I$(L) :NEXTL:CL0SE2

:REM*11
170 PRINT" {2 CRSR DNs)":A$=" PRESS ANY KEY
TO CONTINUE " :REM*8

1 80 GETB$ : IPB$=" "THENGOSUB200 : GOTO! 80

:REM*102
190 END :REM*63

200 PRINT" {CRSR UP} "TAB( 7 ) ; " {CTRL 9)";A$:F

ORP=1TO100:NEXT :REM*106

210 PRINT" {CRSR UP) "TAB(7) ; " {CTRL 0)";A$:F

ORP=1TO100:NEXT :REH*123

220 RETURN :REM*107

230 H(1 )=SC:I$(1 )=N$ : FORL=2T05 : H(L) =P( L-1 )

:I$(L)=J${L-1 ) :NEXTL: RETURN :REM*20
240 H(21=SC:I$(2)=N$:FORL=3T05:H(L)=F(L-1 )

:I$(L)=J$(L-1 ) :NEXTL: RETURN :REM*193
250 H{3)=SC:I$(3)=N$:FORL=4T05:H(L)=P(L-1 )

;I$(L)=J$(L-1 ):NEXTL; RETURN :REM*247
260 H(4)=SC:I$(4)=N$:H{5)=F(4):I${5)=J${4)

: RETURN :REM*212

270 H(51=SC:I$(5)=N$;RETURN :REM*148
280 CL0SE2;0PEN 1 5, 8, 1 5: INPUTjj^l 5, E,E$ :CL0S

E15:IFE<:>0THEN300 :REM*168

290 RETURN : REM*! 77

300 H(1 )=S1 :H(2)=S2:H(3)=S3:H(4)=S4:H(5)=S

5 : F0RL=1 T05 : 1$ ( L ) =NM$ : NEXTL : RETURN

: REM* 156

—JERRY Dickson, Sandwich, IL
$563 1541 Disk Dater

Classify all of your work disks by the year of their creation

S RUN- DECEMBER 1989

or their updiiiing with 1 54 1 Disk Daier. A C-64 mode pro-
gram, Disk Dater writes iht last two digits of the year to an
unused portion of the disk directory where it is prominentJy
displayed each time the directory is listed. It defaults to 89,
but prompts you to cliaiige that to any year desired.

As with any disk header maniputntor program, it is better
to he safe than sorry, so use this program careliilly. Test it
thoroughly on non-essential scratch disks before using, and,
to avoid potential problems, don't use it on 1571 -formatted
disks,

REM 1541 DISK DATER - RICHARD PENN

:REM*106
IE) PRINTCHR$(1 47)CHR$(18)"1541 DISK DATER

- RICHARD PENN" :REM*56

20 CLOSE 15:0PEN 1 5, 8, 1 5: PRINTAil 5, "I0" -CLO

SE2:OPEN2,8,2,"#" ■REM*205

30 PRINT)ii15,"U1:2,0,18,0":PRINT)^15,"B-P:2,

164" :REM*117

40 FOR T=1T03:GET#2,A$:C$=C$+CHR$(ASC(A$+C

HR$(0) ) ) ;t^EXT :REM*41

50 PRINT: PRINT: POKE 21 2 , 1 : PRINT"PREVIOUS C

ONTENTS: "C$ :REM*ie0

60 POKE 19,1 :INPUT"CHANGE TO { 8 SPACES}: '8

9{3 CRSR LFs}";N$:POKE 1 9, : PRINTN$=LEF

T$(N$,3) :REM*103

70 PRINT;SI15,"B-P:2,164":PRINT#2,N$; :PRINTiil

1 5 , "02 : 2 , , 1 8 , 0" : CL0SE8 : REM*2 4

80 INPUT#1 5,ER,ER$:PRINT:PRINT:PRINT"DISK

STATUS: "ER;ER$:PRINTiSf1 5, "I0":CLOSE1 5

:REM*21 4

—Richard Penn. Montrelm., Quebec. Canada

$564 Effective C-64/C-128
Program Protection

A little-known program protection method aUuwed by the
C-64 and C-128 requires two and four Pokes, t espectively,
to keep unwanted eyes from scanning your Basic programs.

With the C-64, it's simply a matter of entering the following
commands in the proper sequence. When you're ready to
save a C-64 program to be enmpted to disk, just enter
POKE 2050,0. When the program is re-loaded into the
C-G4, it won't list or work properly. Just enter POKK 2050,8
to restore the program to pristine condition.

C-128 programs tan be protected in a .similar manner, bin
it's a little more complex. First, enter the following two Pokes
before saving: POKE 7 1 69,0: POKE 7 1 70,0. 'lb revive the now
"dead" C-128 program after reloading it into the computer,
enter POKE 7169,36:POKE 7170,28. But unlike the C-64,
you're not out of the woods yet. Ttie final step is to enter
RENUMBER in Direct mode, which may change the original ••

Version 6.0 ■

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New Features and Enhancements

• Built-in two (irive file copier. Copy PRG. SEO, RELand USR files between two
drives of any lype ot to and [n;)fn REU's, Great for quici< backups and moving
programs and Kes twtween 1541, 1571 4 1581 drives. Directofy menu, iwo-key
commands, and iDontrolkey combinalfons enatiJe easy solocljon of source and desti-
nation drives and tha files you want to copy. Can aJso bie used to change filetypes,

■ REU support. The JiffyDOS commands now fully suppon Commodore RAM
Bipansion Uniis running under RAMDOS. AccKS your REU just liita a disl( drive
without having to load spedal wedge utilities,

•15S1 support. Copy programs and files from 1541 and 1571 drives to any partition
on your 1581. Move between partitions easily with just a few keystroltes,

■ Supports CMD HO Series Hard Drives and RAMLInk. Enhances the
performance ol CMD's new line of intagraied C64d2e products,

• Quick printer oulput toggle. A simple S-key command svritches output from
screen to printer and back with ease. Eliminates the bother of having to type the
complicated OPErM,4.-C)^D4 and PRINT#4:CLOSE4 command sequences,

• Redeflnable 64-mode function keys. II the JiffyDOS function keys are not to
your liking, you can easily redefine them to suit your spedfic needs.

■ Enhanced screen dump. Automatic screen mode recognition and printing ol up-
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even with hard -to -speedup sofrware.

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Clrda iee on Reader Seivics card.

t)KC;KMliKR 1989 RUN 9

MAGIC

litif numbering, but the program will then work fine.

—BRIAN Davidson, pompano Btj\cH, FL
S5G5 64/128 Clear Screen Directory

C-128/l.')7I disk drive users, you're not forgotten. Here's
•A 64/128-com[jatible Magic Trick thai clears the screen in
an)' mode whenever the directory is listed. Just format a new
disk with either a 1541 or 1571 {even a 15811) using the
following technique:

Ol'KN l.'),K,iri."N0:" + (;HKS(l;i) + CllR$(I'17) +
CHR$(lH)+(;HHS(34} + "disknaniL',id":C[X)Sli;i5

—Richard Penn, Montre:/\l, Quebec, Canada
$566 64 RAM CACHE

Move larfre chunks of data instantly oil your C-(i4 with 64
K.\M Cache, 'I his relocatable machine language program
can move [neinory from either Direct or Program mode.
The required syntax for a memory inoveineiit after running
64 IL'^M Cache is straigh forward using this format:

SVS49I52.S.E,I.

where S is the starting address of the memory to be moved,
V. is the ending address and L is the starting address of the
new location.

REM 64 RAM CACHE - DAVID FICKEN :REM*156
10 FORI=491 52T049239:READA: POKEI,A:X=X+A:N

EXT :REM*43

20 IFXol 4313THENPRINT"ERROR IN DATA...":E

ND :REM*107

30 DATA 32,253,174,32,138,173,32,247,183,1

32, 251, 133, 252, 32, 253, 174, 32 ;REM*4 2
40 DATA 138,173,32,247,183,140,254,207,141

,255,207,32,25 3,17 4,32,138 :REM*16 3
50 DATA 173,32,247,183,132,253,133,254,160

,0,177,251,145,2 53,24,165,251 :REM*54
60 DATA 105,1,133,251,165,252,105,0,133,25

2,24,165,253,105,1 ,133,253 :REM*4 3
70 DATA 165,254,105,0,133,254,165,251,205,

254,207,208,219,165,252,205 :REM*15 9
80 DATA 255,207,208,212,96 :REM*244

—David M. Ficken, Topsail, Nfld., Can'ada
$567 64 Lines and Bytes

Ate yon cmious aboui exactly how many keysirokcsit ttiok
you to tvpc in linger blisler-induciug [irograms such as RUN
lltiiit (Marcli l',)H9) or RL'N Shell ijnly 1989)? Just load and
I un diis C-M mode program called 64 Lines and liytes. then
load the Basic program or loader of choice and enter SYS
49152 in Direct mode.

Tlic first number thai appears is the number of lines in
the program, and the second number is the number of bytes,
or characters, contained in the listing.

REM 6 4 LINES & BYTES ~ DAVID FICKEN

:REM*145
10 FORI=49152T049252:READA:POKEI,A:X=X+A:N

EXT :REM*227

20 IFX<>16253THENPRINT"ERROR IN DATA...":E

ND :REM*149

30
40
50
60
70
80

DATA
3,25
DATA
2,24
DATA
41,2
DATA
,133
DATA
,189
DATA
05,1

160,0
2,169,

255,2
0,39,1

252,1
54,207

141 ,2
,252,1

1 92,1
,169,3

253,2
89,1 69

,177,43
0,141 ,2
07,160,
65,251 ,
33,254,
,1 73,25
55,207,
04,133,
74,254,
2,32,21
29,43,1
,33,32,

,133,
54,20
0,1 65
1 33,2
24,17
5,207
177,2
251 ,7
207,1
0,255
70,16
210,2

251 ,200,1

7,141

,251,208,

53,1 65

3,254,207

,105,0

51 ,72,200

6,19

73,255,20

,56,165

5,254,229

55,96

77,43,1 3

:REM*12

4,165,25

:REM*167

,105,1,1

:REM*109

,1 77,251

:REM*20

7,32,205

:REM*1 56

,44,32,2

:REM*59

—David M. Ficken, Topsail, Nfld., Canada
5568 IK RAM C-64 Expander

IK R.AM Lxpaiider is a C-bt program that provides 1228
bytes of additional Basic memory. When you run it, PRINT
FRE(0) + 2tl6 reveals 401 ;i7 bytes free instead ol die usual
38909. Some dynamic memory rccotilignrations make this
possible.

The program reconfigures memory by moving screen
memory to locations 49152 through 50151 and sprite point-
ers to 5016H through 50175. Sprites must be stored at lo-
cations 49152 through 65535 and the character set at
locations 57:i44 tluough 614:59. Basic memory now runs
from 828 to 40959, making larger programs possible.

REM 6 4 IK RAM EXPANDER - RICHARD PENN

:REM*36

10 POKE 56334, 0:POKE 1,51;P0KE 781,16:POKE

782,255:POKE 90,0:POKE 91,223 :REM*166

20 POKE 88,0: POKE 89, 239: SYS 41 964: POKE 1,

55:POKE 56334,1 :REM*252

30 POKE 56578, PEEK(56578)GR3 :REM*2
40 FOR U=679 TO 693:READ Q:POKE U,Q:CK=CK+

Q:NEXT :REM*123

50 IF CK <> 1777THENPRINT"ERROR IN DATA...

":END :REM*23

60 DATA 72,169,148,141,0,221,169,9,141,24,

208,104,76,131,164 :REM*117

70 POKE 770,167:POKE 771,2:POKE 648,49152/

256 :REM*41

80 PRINTCHR$(1 47)"1K RAM EXPANDER BY RICHA

RD PENN" :REM*27

90 POKE 43,53:POKE 44,3:POKE 820,0:NEW

:REM*213

—Richard Penn, Montrkal, Ql-edec, c:anada
$569 64 Instant Data

Here is one of the fastest, shortest ways to make Basic Data
statements out of atiy machine language program. Mier
running the program, enter, when prompted, the range of
memory where the machine language resides- a starting
line number followed by a line number increment.

.■\her (i4 Instant Data d<ies its conversion to Data state-
ments, delete line luimbers 60000 on u]i and save the data.
Vou can then use the data in your own Basic programs.

REM 6 4 INSTANT DATA - DAVID FICKEN

:REM*110
60010 II^PUT"START ADDRESS" ; A: INPUT"END ADD

Coiitiniifd t))t j>. ^0.

10 K L N t)t:t;KMBER IHHW

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blitzes and some of the most

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YOU set the formations and YOU
call the plays. Select from over 40
preset playscreens or, create your
own plays. And, the digitized sound

technology gives you Fran kGif ford's
actual voice announcing your most
awesome moves.

But, whatever you do ~ don't be left
on the bench when ABC's
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to need it when you take to the sfcies. Because
vou're not going to believe what's up therel
You supply the guts, the skill and the reflexes—
the F-14 Thunder Cat will supply the tnoch 2 +
speeds and the state of the art battle computer.

To evade enemy fire, you must execute diffi-
cult maneuvers including a 360° barrel roll.
Getting by the Flying Fortresses isn't o simple
matter— but if you succeed there's o fuel tanker
to dock with. It will replenish energy and ommo.

Ok, jet jockey. Show us your true colors. Are
you on ace, the top card in the deck?

By day, you ore Jo Mushopi, an ordinary
martial orts instructor But in crisis, you ore
capable of extro-ordi nary feats. Ninja Mastery,
Might ond Magic!

You become a walking, breathing force-field!

You can reach inside and unleash the
powerful synergy of nerve, muscle and spirit.
Behind ever^ corner of the suprising world of
Shinobi, danger lurks.

In the coverns of the city — everywhere —
enemy leaders room. Find them. Find their
weaknesses. Rescue the hostages. Outmaneu-
ver the attackers. Fend off thugs and mongos
with your Ninjo Star, Defeat the evil Ring of
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News and New Products

Announcmg the uminers of RVN's Reader Choice Contest; a few non-game
items enter the marketplace as, of course, do some new games.
Compiled by HAROLD K, BJORNSEN

Who Won?

The grand prize winner in liU\^%
Rt'Utler Choice Contest is Craig Moore
oi' Ik-lprc, Ohio. Mooie, a if tired U.S.
Murine ;ni(l a lung-titiie liV\' readei',
will receive over S.'iOOO worth ol enter-
t;nniuenl soilware. tils hullot was drawn
frotii about '1000 entries,

Setoiicl place winner of a complete
collection of ReRUN disks is Enrique
Hernandez of Miami. Emmit Howell of
Jaeksoiiville, .Arkansas, h the reci[)ieiit
of the third prize— a collection ofrt(/A'
productivity software.

Other wirniers, who will be ^iven
thcii ( lioice of prizes irom among snh-
scripiioiis to RUN or ReRUN or other
HU\' software, inclnde: Rick Rosinski
ofMldland, Michigan; Matthew Martin
of CJoodlettsville, Tennessee; Keith
Chanley of Pontiac, Michig;in; Brian
Weherling of Bristol. Virginia; Kathy
Taylor of The t'olony, Texas; Gary
Lee of Jacksonville, florida; and BilL
Harrop of Largo. Florida.

RCX extends its appreciation to id I
tfie readers who voted for their finorite
game software and to the niamif.ictiirers
who comribnted software to the grinid
prize. I'oi the winning software [pack-
ages , set this month's cover story.

WHAT'S THE Secret Password?

S'JAI'EN ISI^\ND. NY — Lock-It is a
C;-64 disk password security system for
the 1541 and 1571 disk drives to pre-
vent uuatithori/ed access to protected
disks. The program re(|uires a secret
password, consisting of up to seven
characters provided hy the user to read
the directory and files. There are a total
of 49 characters from which to choose
in creating your password. Available via
mail order'for S29.50. phis 54.50 s/h,
from Magus Softwaie Systems, I'O Box
immA'}, Staten Island, NY 10:»).'j,

Check Reader Service tnnnlier 40.'i.

Beach Ball

,SAN MATEO. CA— Electronic Arts
{1820 Gateway Drive, San Mateo, VA

Uiing stratESV eo>in>^ your appancnts i^
one Miy to win the vallByball toumamant in
Kings of the Beach.

94404) has released Kings of the
Beach: Professional Beach Volleyball

for the C-04 at $29.9.''). One or two play-
ers compete in a (Ive-heach tournament
in Rio, Australia. Hawaii, Chicago and
San Diego. To advance in toinnament
play, you must win tin ee games on each
be;tch. After the tiiird successive victory,
you're rewarded with an FJectrordcArts
Pixel-Mate, which provides the secret
password to move on. Computer op-
ponents become progressively tougher
as you play thr<High 15 matches and
attempt to become King of the Beach.
C:hc'ck Reader Service number 401.

WWII IN One Evening

SUNNYVALE, CA— Strategic Simula-
tions, Inc. (675 Almanor Ave., Sunny-
vale, CA 94086) has released its newest
World War 11 strategy game tof the
C-64. Storm Across Europe. 'Ibis one-
lo three-player sinuilation lets you re-
create the entire war in as little as one
evening of play.

The game covers every part of the
conflict in Europe from 19159 thnnigh
1945, from North Africa to Sweden,
from Cihraltar to the Ural Mountains
of Russia. Each game lurn refjreseiUs
three months of action. Armies consist
of units, each rated for strength and
efficiency. They vary in the mnnher of
tanks, paratroops, infiiiury, air support
and mechaniifed forces.

Every facet of the war can be con-
t tolled. Move armies across the map to
conquer territory. Mount amphibious
landings. Launch U-boat campaigns in
the Adantic. Carry out strategic bomb-
ing strikes against enemy prodtiction
centers. Send raiding lleets to cripple
the op[)onent's shipping. And drop
paratroop Ibrces on enemy positions.
While the battle rages on, limited re-
sources must be juggled between pro-
duction and advanced research. Multi-
ple scenarios and the ability to change
starting levels for each country allow
for endless variatitms. $H9.95.

Check Reader Service number 403.

Reassemble THE King

SAN FRANCESCO- Briiannica Soft-
ware (345 4th Si., San Francisco, CA
94107) has released Eye of Horus, a
0-64 arca<le game set in atuieni Egypt,

Engaging tire [)layer in several levels
of interaction, tlie game begins with
you, Horus, god of all th;u is light and
good and the son of King Osiris and
Queen fsis, as heir to the throne. But
your position has been usurped by your
uncle Set, god of evil and night, who
lakes the ftnin of a dragon. Set lias slain
your faiber and scattered his body all
over the burial ch;miber.

Inside the conlines of the maze, you
must Uicate all the missing pieces of
Osiris's body and then reconstruct the
dismembered body wiih the help of var-
ious amulets. You will then receive the
strength needed to confront Set. 'lb
complete tliis task, you must use all of
the found weapons and amulets to in-
crease your powers.

You travel ihrough a scries of mazes
that consists of various-sized chambers
and ancient niyslica! elevators. Within
liie maze, there are iiuir different areas.
Some of l!ie elevators will he kicked,
blocking access to some areas, Fo un-
lock an elevator, you need to iind var-
ious colored keys.

In the final area, which can be ac-
cessed with the blue key. Set will hunt
you out and seek to destroy you with
vicious snakes. IfSet's power is less than

H R 1' S DUCKMUKR IHHi*

THE HUMP BACK.
Lots of little bumps that take their
toll. Chassis damage adds up quickly.

2.

THE HIGH JUMP.

Clearinf! the ramp is easy. Making it
over that monstrosity in the middle is
another story.

THE LITTLE RAMP.
Looks easy enouRh. The ramp isn't
too bi|i. But everyone wants to clear
it full speed. They end up kissing
dirt 100 feet down.

3.

THE STEPPING STONES.
Speed control is the name of the
game — not too fast, not loo slow.
You'll have to clear four chasms,
one after the other.

4

THE BIG KAMP.
Build up speed lor that ramp, but be
ready for the landinj;. It'll rattle your
molars. Your chassis can fall apart
quickly on this one.

They're the men nest speedways ever designed. Like
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Fast-scrolling screens are so vivid they do
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Mail RUN

A former Commodore user speaks out, and two readers lambaste
those who bad-mouth Commodore products.

Commodore vs. the Clones

Your editorial suggesting that IBM-
clone owners lack enthusiasm for their
machines is laced with the same over-
tones of'blind fanaticism seen in similar
hype from 'lexcis Instruments groups.
Sort of makes me wonder if you might
drive an Plclsel.

I've grown ever more concerned as
I've watched Commodore and maga-
zines like yours constantly increase the
promotion of games while the rest of
the computer industry focused on more
adult applications.

(;»m mod ore-specific magazines
slowly and relentlessly have been dig-
ging their own graves whh game after
game, never seeming to realize that
children grow up and want computers
with serious applications software. The
clones offer the serious user all the
speed, memory and data storage they
can reasonably ask for, and abundant
software to run on tlieni.

So, if you only want to play games or
turn on your lawn s[ninklers, Com-
modore is the way to go. But if you have
a need for serious computer use, run
to the nearest clone ilealer and see a
whole new world of computing possi-
bilities open before your eyes, with
prices and features utunatched, even by
Commodore's own IBM cltmes,

—Gary Davidson
Vacaville, VA

Ymi have an mterfsting hypothesis, Gary,
and mil' m hadn't amsidiTt'd: thi" rflatimi-
shij) l/ctu'i'i'ii Echf't uunwnhip and C.imuim-
doie iniiiicnhij). Maybe readers inill n-spimd
to this or other comments in your letter.

—Editors
Shop Around!

I have just about had it with all of
these [H'ople who knock a good ])roduct
(Mail RUN, August 1989). I bouglit my
C-64 ;il}out a year ago, and it works
quite well, 1 resea relied the various
methods of buying this wonderful com-
puter, as all intelligent buyers do when
shopping. Those weeping fly-by-night
buyers who will switch to another I)rand

at the drop of a hat do not interest me.
They never sliop around. I am pleased
with my computer and plan many years
of use with it. To all of you who have
recurrent Commodore problems, next
ume, shop around.

—David A, Simon
Wonder Lake, il

I can no longer stand by and see
people bad-mouth in print the good
Commodore products that 1 have used
for many years. The only troubles that
I ever had with my C-64 and C-128
were ones that I brought on by misuse
or tieglecl.

—Clyde E. Corson
L/VWNa^LE;, CA

In Mail RUN in die August issue, I
note that most of the letters are of the
"poor me" type. While I do agree that
Commoihire's support oi'the 128D has
been less than otie might ho]je for, there
is no sense in crying abom soniettiing
over which you have n<i control.

1 strongly urge those who have had
things go wrong with their computer,
power supply or disk drive to put in the
clainr if it is still under warranty, but to
be prepared to get it fixed on the outside
with a reliable concern and luild them
respiHisible for the repair. I also suggest
that the local computer club is a good
place to find your local fixer, as others
most protilably have had the same prob-
lem and cati tell you which shop is the
better oire to do business with.

As to the lack of soft ware— again, the
local club is the place to go for infor-
mation on what's new and hot. Most
clubs' libraries are loaded with goodies
just waiting to be discovered.

—Ralph S. Lef.5, Jr.
New York, NY

"I'D Rather Switch
Than Fight" Redux

.'\fier reatling Mr. Lowen's letter. "I'd
Rather Switch Than Fight" (Mail RUN',
.August 1989), I'm contemplating going
the same way. It's difficult to get a hard
disk drive and too much trouble getting
a good compatible printer to work

right. I'tii planning to switch to an IBM
PC this year. I'll still keep my Com-
modore system mainly because I have
too much money tied up in software.
Sorry it has to be that way.

— RdSS H. BELT

Oakland. CA

If you'd still like a good hard disk drive
for your Commodore, look into the IJ. Kenml
frotnXelec, Inc., 280'f Arnold Rd., Satiim,
KS 67401.

For a good compatible printer, refer to
November's feature article on printers.

—Editors
Getting Lonelier

Editor-in-chief Dennis Brisson's edi-
torial comments (RUXnitig Rumina-
tions, October 1989) on the disap-
pearance of non-game softw^are were
very timely for us. We had just sent <mt
lor beta testing our Tax C^ommand pro-
gram for 1989 taxes, updated based on
preliminary IRS forms and witli three
more schedules added. So we feel the
C-64 and 128 markets are worthy of
conunued investment.

But I must admit that it is getting lone-
lier in the Commodore applications soft-
ware market. Most of our competitors of
a few years ago liave disappeared.

1 think the Commodore market has
self-destructed lo some extent. The very
low prices on much of the software has
tended to promote game software de-
velopment, where there is little expec-
tation of continued customer support
and improvement.

— iiRucE R. Thompson

Pres., PR.'U:fiQ\i. Pro(;r.ams

Milwaukee, WI

From Square Dances
To Water Meters

Tlie following are the major docu-
ments I routinely maintain in support
of iny community and personal ctnn-
putering. Probably nothuig individ-
imlly is worthy of being singled out for
s[)ecia! atteniitm (see "Sculptor, Law-
yer, Editor-in-Chief," RUN, August
1989), but the overall effort reflects the *■

18 RUN- DECEMBER !«»«

Burt's in deep trouble.

2,000 feet below the sea, he's
being hunted by the Soviets.
And he's smiling. Because
Burt's immersed in Red
Storm Rising, the tiirill-packed
strategy game of submarine
warfare, based on the best-
selling novel by Tom Clancy.

As captain of a U.S. nuclear
attack submarine, you're at war
with the rampaging Warsaw
Pact. Only you have the know-
how and weapons to stop them.

To find and destroy Soviet
subs, helicopters and surface
ships, you must remain
undetected. You'll need every

Aftei dinner,

Burt Belaney

will captain a

U.S. nuclear sub,

sink two Soviet

destroyers, win

the Navy Cross

and save the

free world.

Just for fun.

You can start with a training
program, then choose one of
four skill levels, from beginner
to ultimate, moving up as your
tactical abilities improve. You'll
select from four time periods,
each with different weapons
systems. And you can command
any of five types of subs in
three major battle scenarios.
Youll even see the map of
Western Europe change as you
repel the Warsaw Pact!

. ! i;i:n i iiliitH

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trick you know to survive this
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not the vork of Wwtefn tfrrorijis,
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Circ:^ 103 an HOEi()QF Se'v»co cafd.

many fiut- cap;if)ilities ofiht- C-128.

I kttp a dirccloi) ofovci- 120 rtfcurds
and a mailing list uiuur scjuare dance
dub; for our 70-meniber st-rvice club,
I also maintain a directoiy in addition
to a newsletter, board-meeting agenda
and a iwo-page form for documenting
weekly meetings; for the Water Asso-
ciation, 1 generate a bi-monthly spread-
sheet and li-D bar chart showing each
meter's usage for I be past three years;
a 13-page roster of museum donators;
family group and blank forms for ge-
nealogy purposes; and a standard form
for documenting data (20 topics) in es-
tate management,

—William H. Clark

LYNUEN, WA

Golfing, Investing,
Collecting and Racing

Besides word processing, printing
chores and game playing, I also use my
C-128 to prepare tbe monthly events

M A I L R U N

calendar for our golf club, calculate sta-
tistics, standings and handicaps and
publish a weekly newsletter. In addition,
I cattuLite and keep a variety of my per-
sonal golf stsitistics, track a modest in-
vestment portfolio, and index and
catalog a 1700-iiem music collection.

Oh, yes— addressing tbe question of
speed, hook tbe C-128 up lo a 1750
RAM expander and GKCXS, and watch
it go! rbere's a Uig Blue I'S 2 Model
30 in tbe oflice, and, under certain con-
ditions, I'll put it up against my 128
anytime.

—Carl "Buddy" Grohs
B.w MiNETTt:, AL

Circumventing a geoBug

GKOS tisers need to be notified thai
there is a major bug in the geoPublisb
program.

When you go lo Zoom mode and the
zoom window encompasses a portion
of a dixument while in page graphics,

ibe program presents a dialogue box
informing ibe user thai tbe text file is
not [jrcsent. Cllickingon OK cau.ses the
program to trasb and locks up the key-
board, 'lo circumvent this, users should
put their text files on tbe same disk with
the geoPublish document.

—KEVIN R. Moore
Ephraia, WA

Btrkdey Softworks informs us that the
hug ihould (w fixed in the next releMf of
geol'iiblisb.

— EDHURS ■

A Call TO Readers

This page is your stage, so stand up and
say a few xvonh. Extend praiv, air giieiiances
or offer haiuh-tm itdria' tmd information.

Send )our Ifllers to Mail RUN, 80 Elm
St., i'derhorough, NH 03458. Each letter
mmt include the writer's name and complete
address. RUN reserves the right to edit letters
for style, clarity and space.

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SWIFTAX

EVEN IF YOU'VE NEVER PREPARED A TAX RETURN,

SWIFTAX MAKES IT EASY TO DO YOUR OWN

-AND KEEP MORE OF WHAT WU EARN!

Step- by-step, line-by-line,
SWIFTAX guides you through
your Federal tax returns,
and instructs you on which
forms you must complete.
This software program con-
tains an abundance of Help
Screens (which you'll find
right in the program) that
make SWIFTAX so easy to
use, you may not need
the manual!

Features:

• Guides you through every step of the tax preparation
process and instructs you on which forms you must
complete.

• Quickly performs all calculations, including specially-
designed worksheets and entries, with the tax tables
stored in the program.

• Automatically checks your tax alternatives, and

calculates the lowest amount of income tax you
must pay

• Calculates and completes the most commonly used
supporting schedules— 1, 2, A, B, C, D, E, F, R, SE, and
Forms 2106, 2441, 3903, 4562, 6251, 8615, and 8814—
stores the totals, and automatically enters this
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A special HELP! Screen summarizes the new 1989
tax law changes, at the press of a key

This Program Also Includes:

• A Multi-function Calculator, at your command at the
press of a key.

• Swiftheys: Provides instant access to any forms and
schedules included in your tax return.

• Context Sensitive HELP! Screens: Just press a key and
you'll be guided through the program with easy to
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• Timeworks Exchange Policy: Allows you to purchase
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For

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Software Gallery

This Christmas, give your Kriss Kringle a gift of mysteiy,
arcade, sports or fantasy role-playing software.
Compiled by BETH S. JALA

Speedball

A +

Futuristic Fun in Fhis
Free-foT'AU Sport

Set in the 21st century, Speedh;ill is
part soccer, part haskeiball ;uici p;iTi
hotkey, with a incisure uf extra violence
added in. All these elenierus have been
skillfully coiiibined into one exception-
ally entertaining computer gatne.

You begin ;i session by choosing one
of three iive-mau teams, each with dif-
ferent degrees of power, skill and stam-
ina. The program gauges the stamina
level with on-screen meters and pen-
alizes a player whose energ)' has ebbed
loo low during a match.

The action takes place in an enclosed,
rectangular arena, Scattered on the
playing field are bounce domes and
warp tunnels, wbicli make the steel
game ball fly in some luiexpectcd di-
rections. Centered at the arena's ends
are the two goal mouths.

Using a joystick during the timed
matches, you knock down anyone who
tries to stop the march of your uieti
toward yoiu' adversary'.'; goal. On de-
fense, you guide your goalie to block
incoming shots.

You can increase the above-men-
tioned attributes with tokens that ran-
domlv appear during a match. Other
on-screen nuirkers let you pull dirty
tricks, like freezing your opponetn's
learn or reversing his or her joystick
control.

While the progi'am can track and save
the results of'up to 100 matches between
two human players, it also includes two
ways for an individual to compete
against the computer. In the One-
Player Knockout, there are ten pro-
gressively diflicnlt rounds. To advance
in this eiiiniiiatioir tournaniunt, you
nuisl do at least as well as your elec-
tronic opponent in each round's three
matches.

The second solo competition is die
One-Player League, which has a season
of from ten to 100 weeks. A team earns
five poitus for each goal, 20 lor a draw

Watch QUL that cave crud dacsn't zap your
strength in Axe at Rage.

and 100 points for every win. If ytm
have one of the eight highest cutiiulaiive
scores after the last match is played, you
participate in ihe play-oifs. The season's
grand finale is ihc pleasantly named
Blood Bowl.

The aiuazing tiling about diis pro-
gram is that it does so much so well. Its
graphics and .sound effects arc first-rate,
and, though it takes some getting used
to, the control system is extremely easy

Report Card

A Superb!

An L-xtfptional program that
outshines all others.

B Good,

()(i(: of the better programs
available in iis cate[;ory. A worthy
ackliiion to your so it ware library,

C Average,

Lives up to its billing. No major
hassles or disappointments here.

D Poor.

Til is [irograiii has some probleitis.
There are better on the market,

E Failure.

Many problems; should be
deep-sixed I

to use. In addition, the furious battles
over the ball, along with the tactical
challenge of using the on-screen mark-
ers effectively, result in air exciting gam-
ing experience for either one or two
players.

When joined together, all these fea-
tures make Speedball a must buy for
fans of futuristic sports contests. (Spot-
light Software; distributed by Cinemaware
Corp., 4165 ThoiLsand Oaks Blvd., West-
liike Village. CA 91362. C-64/$29.95.}

—Walt LjVtocma
Oak P;\rk. 1L

Axe of Race .

Have Axe,
Will Travel

What can you say about a game whose
IxjK leatures an exireme close-up of
some Neanderthal's blood-spatlered
face and comes vs'ith its own press-on
tatUKi? If you're ready to grab the first
copy you can get your hands on, be
assured that /\xe of Rage won't disap-
point you.

You start the game by choosing one
of two axe- wielding characters. Your
object is to make your way lb rough
three mazes before entering the sub-
terranean sanctum of Drax. Drax must
be destroyed before he can "shrink hu-
mankind's advanced brain capacity
back dovvn to ibe size of a pea."

Using your trusty axe, you must dis-
pose of several dilTerent types of bi/arre
creatures. In the V'alley of Despair, for
instance, you'll encounter Knuckle
Draggers, Blade Bellies and the
dreaded Lardosaurus (who has a nasty
habit of abruptly ending his battles by
biting off your head), while the Dun-
geon is home to Octospleens, li-aping
Larvae and tlie Carnivorous Pit l.i/arci.
If you make it all ihe way to Drax's
place, you can look forward to a battle
with the Gargantuan Phlegm Launcher.

-As you chop away at each of these
strange beasts, strength meters show
bow much you and your opponent are
weakening. In adtlilion, the little sijuirt i

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These are the streets. Arrd there are no rules
when you do battle here.

STREETFIGHTER is strictly survival of the
fittest against 8 of the baddest dudes from
around the world. Watch out for flying scissor
kicl<s, lethal Ninja weapons, and other evil
tricks. Block their attacks while you counter
with jabs and roundhouse kicks. Don't
drop your guard cause these guys aren't
just b-b-b-b-bad. They're "Bad to the Bone."

So see your favorite software retailer or
call Capcom U.S.A. 408-727-1665. You don't
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of green blood IVom your opponent's
wound lets yon know when you've
landed a successful blow,

ITie monsters are unique creatures
with individual lighting styles, appear-
ances and movements. Animation all
th tough the game is (luid and lifelike.

Maybe the idea of slashing, hacking,
slicing and dicing yoin' way through
countless hlood-si|uiiiing monsters
won't appeal to everyone. However,
Axe of Rage is so well "executed" (par-
don the pun) that mo.st gamers will have
a lot of fun with it. (Kpyx, 600 Galveston
Driiw, PO Box 8020, Redwood City, CA
94063. C-6-f/S34.95.)

— Bob Glerr-a
Charlestown. ma

Titan A-

Rollin', Rollin, Rollin'
Keep that Ball A-Rollin'!

Titan is a ratlicallv dillererU program
that entices the ])layer with its .scrolling
screens, billiard ball-type movement
and futuristic special elfects.

You control the movement (via joy-
stick or keyboard) of a small square.
Using that unit, you dellect a bouncing
ball at any angle against various walls
that enclose you in different levels.
Once hit, the sphere never stops mov-
ing; it ricochets like a pool ball.

Random obstacles occupy stationary
positions in each scene. Wlien your ball
hits an obstacle, the latter disappears.
{But you must hit certain obstacles sev-
eral times in order to destroy them.)

Bumping into cei tain wall sections
colla[)Ses thetn, which lets your sphere
get through, flowever, it's ])robably best
to confine your on-screen ball to a more
circumscribed area at first, until you've
demohsbed one section's tibstacles.

Your computer screen reveals about
one-fourth of the overall display; thus,
your ball often boinices out of view (un-
less you chase it with your control unit)
and then reappears in a m<nnent. It's
bard to track ami [>redict its behavior
this way. Perha[)s litan would have
been easier to play had everything been
shrunk into a single view.

Yovtr square and the sphere must
avoid fixed-position skulls— hitting
them risks death. In addition, you must
detour around oil s])ills, or you'll sli]}
up badly.

'fitan's mirroi-smooih movements,
easy control and exce[)iional graphics
make it superior to similar gacnes on the
market. For one thing, your bouncing
sphere moves around ihe playing field

Warning: Yaur Titan sphere must avoid all
contact with skutts.

like a real object — a perfect sinnilaiion
of motor-movement. Also, a satisfying
"click" resounds each time a collision
occurs between metallic objects.

My one coniplaint: poorly written di-
rections, apparently a bad translation
from the original French. You must be-
gin playing Titan to fully understand
what to do.

Nevertheless, this program's a win-
ner. (Combining the best of I'inball and
Tetris, Titan made me want to cheer,
(Titus Software, 20432 Corisco SL, Cluds-
worlh, VA9nn. C-64m9.95.)

—John DiPrete

CR(\NST0N. R1

Tangled Tales B +

The Trials and Tribulations
Of a Would-Be Wizard

Tangled Tales is a role-playing ad-
veniure that starts you off as an ap-
]Hetuite lo the wizard, Lldriicb, Voii
l>egin with no spells and no othei mem-
bers in yt)ur party. As you ex|>l<ne the
city of Fairhaven and the surroimding
countryside, however, you'll learn sev-
eral useful spells and discover a number

The icDrvbased command intcrfacD is a uaeful
leatura in Tangled Tales.

of characters who are happy to team
up with you.

As its name implies, Tangled Tales
intertwines your c[iiest to become a wiz-
ard with several other stories. Many of
these subplots are famihar. For instance,
three bears that have escaped from the
circus turn u[) at a cottage in the coun-
tryside with a gorgeous blonde. The
blonde turns out to be Goldilocks, and
if you save hei , she'll join yoiu' jiarty
for a sh<n't time.

.'\nother familiar tale involves a char-
acter by the name of Sir Isaac. When
you first meet him, he mentions his
desire for an apple. L^ter, when you
have a chance to bring him an apple,
you accidemally drop it on his head,
and, vnilti, gravity is discovered.

Tangled Tales is atypical among iiin-
lasy role-playing games, not only be-
cause of its novel uses of widely varied
(though iamiliar) elements, but also be-
cause it is user friendly and very easy
for FRP novices to play. Instead of be-
ing assigned cryptic numeric values
for strength, intelligence, speed and
charisma, your character's attributes
are described in familiar words such
as athletic, educated, l)risk and tactful.
These are the default settings, but you
can increase your rank in any trait by
decreasing your rank in another.

.Another feature is the icon-based
command interface. (Commands such as
Look, 'lalk, Driip. Fight, and so forth,
can be entered by clicking on the ap-
propriate icon. .All commands can also
be accessed by pressing the correspond-
ing keyboard equivalents.

The screen displays a first-person
view of yoin' stnroundings, an overhead
map ceiUered <ni yoiu' cliaracter and a
[uessage window. .Although the view
doesn't change for each specific location
and displays all outdoor scenes in day-
light, regardless of the time of day, it
does provide terrific animated pictures
of the peo|)le and monsters you en-
counter on your journey.

I'A'en I hough 'I'angled Tales is easy to
play, the game is every bit as engaging
as some of the more complex role-play-
ing games I've encountered. Many FRI'
games tlirust you into an endless cycle
of Ijuying better weapons to kill tough-
er monsters to get more gold to buy
better weapons.

The goal in Tangled Tales, however,
is to become a wizard. To do so, yon
must interact with the people you meet,
not amass a powerful arsenal. Sure,
there are giant rats, burly guards and
evil spirits to slay, weapons to accjuire
and gold to be won, but witti Tangled
Tales, these events serve to embellish a i

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much larger story. (Origin Systems, Inc.
I36-B Himin fid., Londonderry, NH
03053. C-64/$29.95.)

— Boh {;'.i:i:Kk/\

CHARLES' I OWN, MA

K'Book B +

Your Personalized
Checking Account

If you're like most people, j)aying the
hiils and haUincing your clieckhook can
be a monthly he;idache. If you've been
hoping that your computer could ease
these chdrcs, t^ Book may be the pro-
gram for you. It's a comprehensive sys-
tem thai uol only helps you balance
your checkbook, but also keejjs track of
your account balance and even prints
on preprinted checks.

y* Book is ea.sy to use. After entering
your name, bank acconiu name and
beginning balance, you tati immedi-
ately begin I y ping in transactions.
There are 17 different transaciioti lypes
to select from, including electronic
transfers, monthly service charges, auto
teller debits, checks and deposits.

The program then asks, "Is the Payee
on File?" If yes, you simply enter the
payee number. If no, you ciui add the
payee address, account number and
category type. Or, if this is a one-time
payiuent, you might enter just tlie
amount and clieck description.

Your new balance is shown at the
bottom of the screen. The full checking
transaction record is displayed, and you
can use full-screen editing to make any
changes or enter additional inftuina-
tion. You can create a main category
and subcategory, such as "M" Ibr med-
ical or "E" for eyeglasses. Also, you can
Hag transactions as tax deductible or
indicate checks that have cleared.

Do you have payments automatically
deducted from your account? If yoiu"
car payment, life insurance [jremium
and m()tnhly .service lee are the same
amounts every month, then k* Hook can
save you time entering the.se transac-
tions. You can use its Scheduled Trans-
actions opti<m to set up these payments
and the Functions menu to automati-
cally deduct them from yonr checking
accontu. (Vou can even edit the amount
due if it differs from nuniib to moiuh.)
The Functions menu is also where you
fjalancc your clieckhook tti agree with
the bank statement balance.

The Query menu saves some time
getting tax information ready. Vou can
page through each transaction or re-
quest a brief one-line display of all trans-

actions. You can choose to select trans-
actions for certain dates, descriptions,
category codes or tax-deductible flags,
and then print the results of your search
for your tax accountant.

The Print menu provides numerous
reports of your transactions. Included
are a transaction record, daily balance
report, daily balance cliart, payee re-
port, scheduled trnnsaclious listing, cat-
egory listing, transaction listing by
category and overdraft history report.

Overall, I found j»»Book complete
and thoroughly developed. There are
some nice features, such as a low bal-
ance warning, password protection, on-
screen help and a pop-up calculator.
The maiuial is detailed and complete,
although not easy reading. Computer
Craft ware de.serves credit Ibr including
a C-128 version tliat has pull-down
menus and a colorful display. i^Book
would be beneficial for your personal
use <)r even for yonr small business.
{Cnmputer Craflware, 17966 Arbolada
Way, VK-rfiH. (>1 'J2680. C-64 and C-I2S/
$3'-t. '}5+ $2,50 fur s/h.)

—Sandra Cook Jkrome
Shell Beach, CA

Double Dare B

Is It on TV or on

Your Computer? I DARE Yon

To Tell the Difference!

While Double Dare will hold little
appeal for some people, fans of the tele-
vision show will definitely want to add
it to their gaming libraries.

As leader of a two-person electronic
team, you compete against another

Will you BnsHEr the questlan ur dara vour
opponents in Doubts Dare?

squad, which either a friend or the com-
puter controls. Your goal is to have more
dollars at the contest's end than your
ojjponent- Correct answers to nmltiple-

choice questions are the main route to
riches; however, a wrcmg respon.se lets
the otiier player coinrol the next ques-
tion. To prevent this from happening,
ytm can give a real stumper to your op-
ponent by using a Dare. Unfortunately,
the (juestion can come right back on a
Double Dare from your adversary.

Yon can decline a Double Dare by
accefiting one of the game's Physical
Cliallenges. 'file program also re-cre-
ates (he show's Toss-Lip Challenge and
Final Round Obstacle Course, where
you can earn bonus dollars.

Supported by very good graphics and
sound throughout, the physical events
are well thought mn. although frequent
play may eventually remove some of
liiecliallengc. In addition, the questions
are interesting and varied, and parents
will appreciate tlieeducatitmal eletnent.

On the odier hand, the game suffers
from a few minor problems. For ex-
ample, the sharing of the keyboard and
a jo)stick by two players can be awk-
ward at times. Also, the instructions are
extremely brief, so much .so that those
who aren't familiar with the show may
not be able to fiilly understand them.

Nevertheless, Double Dare is an ap-
pealing piece of .software. It delivers
exactly what its makers promise— an
entertaining reenactmeiit of a television
series that has been enjoyed by millions.
(CamTek, 2999 NE 19 hi St., North
Miami Beach, l-'L 33180. C-64/$N.95.}

— VV/VLT LAIDCHA

Oak park, IL

California Pro Golf B-

hiexpemive Greens Fees
On this Course!

Iiuagine a golf simulation retailing at
S9.99 that boasts many of the features
of established programs costing three
times as much. Such is the lure of Mas-
tertronic's Calilbrnia Pro Golf.

From two to four competitors can
[>lay either a tournament (lowest score
wins) or a match (winner of most holes
is victor), or an individual can go it alone
in 'lb urn a mem mode. Golfers can select
14 of 1 7 clubs avaihil>le lo tackle either
of the two equally challenging courses.

The center of ibe game screen is re-
served for one of three basic playing
areas: ihc course proper, the greens and
the maps of each hole. Your view of
the first is frtun beliind and above the
on-screen golfer and the various fair-
ways, sand traps, trees and water ob-
stacles. Greens and maps are seen rnmi
overhead. *■

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^iMttk^Mi^RiE

Eliminating terrorists.

Easier said than done. You
must destroy these soldiers of
fortune wlio strike you with
machine guns, tanks, grenades
arid worse. Only then can you
celebrate your victories.

Go beyond traditional war
games and see why CABAL is
II 1 irrthe arcades. The fast
action of every covert opera-
tion keeps you at the edge
of survival. ^x

See your favQfHe software

retailer to enlist in the excite- ■

ment. Or fo^more details, call

Capcom U.S.A. at 408-727-1665

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them.

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SOFTWARE GALLERY

If you Ean't play the real game this winter,
practice with California Pra ColF.

For drives and approach shots, yon
KL-k'ci (lu- club to use, rlic ainouut oi
loft, wliL'thL'i' to Isit straight oi' to hook
or slice (to aintiteract efrccl.s ol ilic
wind), and liow much force to put be-
hind your stroke. Much of this requires
moving tile joystick hancile or pressing
ihf firchtiiio[i :ii just the rigln time.

Until you heconie proficient at read-
inff the greens, youll hiid yourself four-
putting every liole. Using the side and
lop elevations provided, you must accu-
rately position the crosshair, which con-
trols die stiength and direction of your
putt. Unforttuiately, the program does
not provide a [)ractice putting green, so
you'll have to "learn as you go."

Ill the course [noper, moving your
cursor to the side of the screen draws
the adjacent areas one at a time until
you have made a complete revolution.
Instant replays and the ability to save
your handicap to disk are afso included.

Cf'G's graphics are acie(]uate, al-
ihongh the course ])roper lacks the
setise of cieptli found in more (■xpeiisive
program.s. A.s a result, it's very didicuh
to visually gauge distances, forcing you
to rely totally on the yardage inlonna-
tion provided to the right of the main
screen.

Among drawbacks are the program's
lack of a course editor and a feature lor
printing a copy of your scorecard. In
the original version, it was also inipos-
sible to call up a final tally at the end
of a r<nind. 'f hankfully, this oversight
was corrected in the revised jjrograin.
One aspect of poor quality control that
remains is the ])rc'sencc of two consec-
utive identical holes in tlourse 1.

Another deficiency is that there are
no novice, intermediate and expert set-
tings. The documentation is also un-
fortunately skimpy and especially
misleading in one crucial area— club
thstances. With any club, always assume
that your ball will travel farther than
the manual suggests.

CPG is nearly as good as its higher-
priced com]jeiitors, and at one-third the
price. Kabid electronic golfers and game
[jlayers on a tight budget lake n«»te. (Vir-
gin Mmti'itmiM, Irn:., IHOUI Cowan Si.,
Iniin<; VA 92714. C-64/$9.99.)

— LKN I'OGGIALl

SYR/\CL'SE, NY

Devon Aire in the
Hidden Diamond Caper

C-H

Crack the Crystal Ca.se

As You Avoid Animal Atrocities

What f :ary Grant was to Hitchcock's
To Catch a Thief, Devon Aire is to Epyx's
Devon Aire in the Hidden Diamond
Ga]H'r. As the debonair cat l)urglar,
you've been hired by a wealthy widow
to find 12 precious gems that were hid-
den by her peculiar late husband. Each
is concealed in a dillerent location
within ibe 30 rooms of the family man-
sion, Vou must discover the vvhcrc-
abouis of the stones and return them
to your employer helbie ytnu' strength
runs out. On the surface, this inigbt
seem a simple task; however, by com-
parison, Grant had it easy.

Several obstacles complicate mat-
ters—the sheer number of rooms and
objects you must investigate and the
set'iningiy inaccessible locations whose
entrances you rnisst discover. In addi-
tion, danger lurks in the form of killer
canaries, mutant pig-mice and poison-
ous plants, all of which must be avoided
or neutralized.

I'ood, which satisfies ihe pig-mice, is
in ])lentiful supply. Bird cages that con-
tain the canaries are another story. Ac-
cording 1o an Epyx re|n'esenlalive,
there are two cages in the Ixnise. After
hours of play, I have yet to find one,
Forttmately, you can render all three
ha/.ards temporarily ini]K)tent if you're
holding a ringing teleplione.

Aiding yon in your search is the ability
to move finniiure, to carry some items
between rooms and lo place objects
ato[) one another in order to climb liigh
enough to reach certain areas. .-Mso, you
regain some of your strength by drink-
ing goblets of fruit juice.

You can summon many commands
via joystick, although pulling, picking
up and dro])ping objects and pausing,
resuming and saving a game can only
be ciuurollecl from the keyboard. \oii
are allowed to save just one game per
blank, fijrmaited disk, so keejj a num-
ber of disks handy.

Devon Aire's animation and three-
diniensioual graphics are of first-ratc

([uality. From the billiard room lo the
boudoir, you move smoothly through
screens of beautifully rendered and eas-
ily recognizable locations, replete with
furniture, fireplaces, grandfather clocks
and odier appropriate objects.

For all its sophistication, however, this
C-64 translation seems incomplete.
Knowing that the Ifi-bit versions have
many more rooms to explore and dia-
monds to find fuels ibis belief, as does
I he generic quality of the annoyingly
brief and inadequate documentation.

As treasure hunts go, Devon .-^ire i.s
a disappointioent. Because diamonds
ajjpear to be hidden arbitrarily, finding
them is more an act oi' endurance than
ol' problem solving. Choosing objects,
carrying one at a time and stacking
them to reach inaccessible areas re-
quires more patience than mental
adroitness. And, without easily obtain-
able weaponry, warding off canaries is
more of a pain than a challenge.

If the designers were looking for log-
ical and worthy adversaries, why didn't
they include greedy relatives, sneaky
servants and a rival female cat liurglar?
Gary Grant would have setded for no
less. Why should we? {E^k, 600 Gat-
veslmt Drive, PO Box 8020, Redwood Cit\
CA 94063. C-64/S29.95.)

— LEN POGGIALI

Syracuse, NY

Last Ninja 2 A

Beneath the streets of New York City,

the evil Samurai Master Armkakttni
awaits you, 'fo answer his challenge, you
nnist travel through seven devious levels.

fast Ninja 2 is a refreshingly different
martial arts contest that goes well be-
yond ihe simple formula of kick-thrusi-
then-go-to-a-differeni-screen format.
Vou must be able to defend yourself
against the hordes of bad guys and use
your noggin in dealing with pu/,/.le,s,
traps and other dilemmas.

I'hcre is an amazing cicptli to this
program. As you travel through three-
dimensional screens, you can move in
front of, liehind and through many of
the on-.screen objects while contending
with a multitude tif doors, passages,
gates, cliffs and other obstacles.

The program's animation is highly
professional, with on-screen action Unid
and lilelike. Your ninja can move in any
direction; however, it'll take several
hours of game play before you'll be able
lo deftly leap and kick without losing a
life (of which you only have five, al-
though you can gain more by picking
up eel' tain oh

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and you're the only one teftwho can save
MotherEarth from savage aliens. Yourspace-
age weaponry is awesome but so are your
obstacles! Armed with an anti-gravity device
you can fly through enemy defenses and erad-
icate the alien bases. But watch out! Missiles,
monsters, dragons, robots and laser guns are
bombarding you from every direction!

If you're ready to save Earth's defenseless
men, women and children, see your favorite
software retailer or call Capcom U.S.A. at
408-727-1665

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SOFTWARE GALLERY

TTie key to success here is joystick
mastery ;md keen powers of observa-
tion and (ieduction. A timer and score-
kee])er show your ])rojjress, while the
concise gaming instructions offer sev-
eral helpful hims.

All in all, Last Ninja 2 is a superb
game and probably the best of its class
in the martial arts genre. Sequels rarely
cio justice to the original, hut this pro-
gram shows thai the biggest and bright-
est Stars are often born from earlier
ideas. (Acthnskm; distrilmted by Media-
^enk, 3885 lioliannon Drive, Menlo I'ark,
CA 94025. C-64/$34.95.)

—John RY/Uv
Combat Course A

Hold on to your dog lags. To pntnp
you up for danger, yoiu" drill sergeant
has designed an incredibly rigorous
school of hard knocks.

Your combat lessons take place on a
military assault cour.se— more fun than
a chamber of horrors. This boot camp
puis you through the mill— playing
with live grenades, dodging a man-eat-
ing dog, blowing up crates of dynamite,
using an automatic rifle and crawling
through drain pipes. If you survive, you
should enlist.

The program's graphically detailed,
scrolling scenery realistically jjorirays
an outdoor training course. You can
run, jump, set explosives, kneel, crawl
and more. Using your joystick or key-
board in Combat mode, you can
crouch, kick, punch, defend and even
do push-ups.

With the game's ("oust ruction Set,
you can design and save your own
courses. It's fun to push props around,
plant grenades and stage events. You
shouldn't have any problems following
the instructions or manipulating the on-
Kcreen components.

If you favor diverse game elements
(search and destroy, hand-to-hand
(ombat, and so on), you'd better run
h>r the cover of your Conunod<ne atid
boot up Combat Course. (Mimhaijm,
Inc., 3444 Dundee Rd., NorthbroDk, IL
60062. C-64/$29.93.)

—John DiPrete

The Magic Candle A-

The Magic Candle is a huge game,
but (juite straightforward as com]3iUer
role-playing ])rograms go. It has a bit
of an Ultima ilavor— there are do/ens
of lands to explore, all with multiple
levels and dungeons.

Gathering information is a massive
chore. There are over ;}00 conversa-
tions from which you can get clues as
to what needs to be dime and w-here
things can be ibund.

The members of the party you form
have to earn money for weapons and
armor, learn magic, collect information
ami sharpen their fighting skills .so as
to be ready for the final confrontation.
.•\s their leader, you have to keep track
of them to make sure they get enough
rest and nourishment to perform their
tasks.

When, and if, you finally put all the
pieces together, you'll have to supervise
all your companions in the proper pro-
cedure for entrapping Dreax (the
leader of the evil armies that threaten
to plunge your homeland of Deruvia
into eternal darkness) back into the
Magic Candle.

The Magic Candle is not simply a
gra!)-the-treasure-and-rungame. It will
take all your concentration and powers
of deduction— as well as a bit of luck-
to successfully complete your mission.
While the C-(34 graphics and animation
are a little primitive, the game is so
engrossing that it doesn't really present
a problem.

W;irning: Before piaying The Magic
Candle, cancel all your appointments
and dates for the next few weeks! (Miles
(Mmjnding, hir.; diilrilniled hy Elt'dmnic
Arl.s, 1820 Gakvm Drive, San Mateo, CA
94404. C-64/S39.'95.)

—ART Lewis Kimball
The Crack of Doom C

'Hie ofiicial computer adaptations of
Tolkien's three- volume fantasy, The
Lord of the fim^'.v, and its companion
piece. The llobhit, are the creations of
Addison-Wesley Publishing's software
department. Iff he Crack of Doom, the
last in the company's Ibur-pait series,
is any indication of the quafity of these
translations, then the results are decid-
edly mixed.

The game is played in leal time, al-
though a pause command is available.
Commands are lyped in— an anti-
quated method in this day of point-and-
click iiUerfaces. Fortunately, allowances
are made ibr sequential commands,
certain time-saving abbreviations and
some Uexihility in word order. The 800-
word voeabulaiy is adequate, as is the
game-saving fimction.

Maintaining close ties to its literary
source gives the program some credi-
bility as an educational tool. Unforlu-
nately, the game version features bland

writing and lackluster characterizations.

Further, although the on-screen il-
lustrations are attractive, they are in-
accurate and fail to capture the tone of
the original.

On the plus side, the game's docu-
mentation provides excellent back-
ground, detailed operating instruc-
tions, a map ami three pages of hints.
Mao, the program is not copy protected.

'I'he Crack of Doom is a moderately
enjoyable way of tjeing introduced to
Tolkien's works, although it will never
be confused for ihe real thing. (Addison-
Wesley Publishing Compam, Route 128,
Reading, MA 01867. C-64/S29.95.)

— LEN POGGIALI

War in Mioole Earth D

Tolkien's three- volume Lord of the
Rings is an exciting, yet philosophical,
advciiture that iKCurs in a magical realm
populated by endlessly fascinating char-
acters. War in Middle Earth, Melbourne
House's software adaptation, lacks the
philosophy, the magic, the fascinating
characters, and, most deplorably, the ex-
citement of the original.

Hampering all your efforts with the
program are a flawed control system
and inaccurate docutnentation. Al-
though you can move each on-screen
piece individually via joystick, when you
arrive at a battle line, your way may be
blocked by your own men. In such cir-
cumstances-documented assurances
to the contrary— there is no way to
switch control from one figinc to an-
other. .^ a result, you're forced to look
on and let the battle run its course.
Other major delects include your in-
ability to form battle lines (another doc-
umented feature missing), to retreat
and to concede defeat in a hopeless
clash.

In addition to spending hours mov-
ing pieces and hgtiting battles, you can
view attractive character portraits and
descriptions, all of which, however, re-
side on a second disk. Since loading
these non-essentials into memory is
time-consuming, I doubt that this disk
will get much use.

With no spells to cast, interesting
characters to meet, inns or taverns to
visit or intermediate goals to keep you
involved. War in Middle Earth offers
little for adventure fans. My advice; stay
in yoiu- Hobbit bole, reread the novels
and save your money for a worthier
product. (Melbourne House; distributed by
Mastertronic, 18001 Cowan St., Irvine, C/i
92714. C-64m9.99.}

— Len Poggiali ■

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rather than ,Su])erbase, on the screen. More time is speiu
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market in 198K an<l early 1989.

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nate, just about every genre of game is there— education,
sports simulations, artade, strategy and wargaming.

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By RUN EDITORS

ILUJSTRATKI5 BY LAURA JOHNSON

DECtMDER I9H9 RUN 35

few years ago, today's gainester has grown up and has cul-
livatcd sophisticated tastes.
You can deduce the following from the results of our poll:

1. If a game is succcssiiil, consumers tend to stick with it.
Sequels f;u I'd well in the voting.

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hours and hours of play along with plenty of time to become
proficient with the game.

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'em-ups. Today's games are more involved, more interactive
and more complex, and require a certain level of dedication
and commitment from the user.

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oCtlie winning ]jrograms are deserving, quality products that
cater to today's discriminating Commodore computer users.

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analytical. Ix-t's get to the stars of the show. Introducing the
top iive winners, along with the five honorable mentions, of
this vear's contest:

RED STORM RISING

When it comes to sophisticated simulations,
MicroProse is the king, and their best effort to date
is Red Storm Rising. Tliis submarine warfare game,
based on Tom Clancy's popular novel, olfers a re-
alistic wargaming environment, tombinetl with a
variety of scenarios and play options. Your success
[ueans world peace, while your defeat could mean
the (lag of the hammer and sickle flying over the
U.S. Capitol. It's entertaining, it's fun, it's exhila-
rating. It's simply the best military simulation to be
released for the C-64 since Gunship.

a ?urprit« a«tauL

THE BARD'S TALE III: THIEF OF FATE

Electronic Arts brings you more monsters, magic,
elves and diuigeons in their popular fantasy role-
playing series. Using a mix of logic and strategy,
you must gadier a grtnip of adventurers to search
out the Mad God Taijan; failure will leave the
world of Skara Brae in his bond. The Bard's Tale
scries personifies adventure programming and
brings characters to life with its animated graphics.
Role-players of all levels will love this one.

POOL OF RADIANCE

SSI has performed magic in adapting Dungeons
and Dragons action to the computer screen. This
foiu-disk. package provides hours of adventure,
with a heavy emphasis on an intricate combat
system. There's enough excitement here to satisfy
both D & D fans and computer gamers alike. More
ilian just another role-playing game, it's a signif-
icant addition to the genre.

36 R u N

DKCHMDKK 1989

PHOrOCRAl'HED BY LARRY DUNN

STEALTH MISSION

CAVEMAN UGH-LYMPICS

This game tickles your Funny bone as it tests your
joystick skills, A light-hearted look at Olympic com-
petition in the days of the dinosaur is an enter-
taining idea, and its execution is even !)etter. Great
graphics, fluid animation, playability, antics of cai-
toon-like characters and a liberal dose of humor
assures this program a place in the annals of soft-
ware history. Only a Neanderthal would fail lo
appreciate the entertaining hunu)r of this game.
As revievverjohn Ryan notes, "it contains elements
rare in today's software market: good graphics,
great sound and the marvelous combination of
irreverence and sla])stick comedy." The hand-
writing's on the cave; Not since dinosaur rocks has
prehistoric man contributed so mnch to modern
man's etitertaiiuneni.

With its wide variety of o[)tions, this is the most
ambiiioiis iliglu simulator we've seen since Flight
Simulator. You chart your own course by choosing
the difficulty level, type of aircraft and combat
mission. The program's easy-to-follow instructions
quickly get you airborne and keep you off the
ground for hours. We dip our wings to SubLogic
for its progranuni[ig attention to detail . . . and
for supporting both (it and 128 markets with this
software title. This clialknging and eiuertaining
prograui clearly ranks as the top flight simulator
of the year.

HONORABLE
MENTIONS

GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT-Once again, Accolade's atten-
tion to detail pays oil'. Fast action, superb graphics and a
iini(]ue racing perspective make C;rand Prix Circuit, of all
the car-racing games, the one that "captures the feel, excite-
ment and comjjetitive spirit of racing."

ULTIMA V— Welcome to the fantasy world of Lord British.
This is the latest in a long-runtiing series that just keeps
getting better. .-^11 the traditional winning elements of fantasy
rfile-playing are here— attentiem to detail, adventure, inter-
action, ease of play and more— lo bring a richly detailed
fatUasy adventure to life on the .screen.

MONOPOLY— No one should be surprised that the world's
tnost popular board game is a software hit. As much fun as
the classic . . . and, you don't have to clean up the dining
room table after a gamel

WHERE IN EUROPE IS CARMEN SANDIECO?-Don't

tell the kids that this is an educational game — it may spoil
their fun! Broderbund has devised a successhil formula in
which you— armed with an atlas or almanac— nnisi know
your history and geography, including culture and economy,
to solve the crime. A great and erUertaining learning tool.

OUT RUN— Wave the checkered Hag for this program's
entertaining sound effects, superb graphics and animation.
This is arcade action at its best. You'll burn out a joystick or
two before yon tire of this game. ■

IlECKMBER 1989 ■ RUN 57

In Search of
Productivity Software

You don't have to be Indiana Jones to u7icover
a treasure trove of useful programs.

By ELLEN RULE

Ycni might be amiistd by the
sight of this iiitix']jid IWN au-
ihor, dressed now iii khaki,
adorned with pith helmet and
machete iti belt, ready to hack through
the jungle of entertainment titles in
search of productivity software. Then
again, perliaps you, too, bovight your
C-64 or C-128 to accotnplisli meaning-
ful tasks and would like to come along.
We won't see everything, o( course, but
we w ill uncover a variety of word pro-
cessors, tiatabases and spreadsheets,
plus desktop publishing and financial
programs. There will even be some ti-
tles that are no longer in print but arc
well worth digging for.

So olf we go. Swinging our macheces,
we slash oiu' way along a narrow path
through die nndergrowth, entertain-
ment titles and flashy ads ])ressing in
from all sides. Suddenly a huge mimnd
of eardi and stone blocks looms ahead!
Could this be the legendary Pyramid of
Productivity? We tear at the vegetation,
then push tbrtnigh the weathered door.
Down a dark, winding corridor an arch-
way afjpears, bearing the inscription In-
tegrated I'ackages. We've found it!

Integrated Packages

Passing through the door, we enter
a splendid chamber that, despite the
heavy growth (nitside, has not long been
forsaken. Knshrined here is Trofes-
sional Soli ware, Inc.'s Fleet Syslem 2 -t-
(C-64) and Fleet System 4 (CM 28), a
word processing package that includes
a spell cliecker, thesaurus and pop-
down menus, and, as a bonus, comes
with a database. Fleet Filer.

Nearby we spot Superscript 64 and
Superscript 128, from Precision Incor-
porated, niemi-driven word processors
with iive-f unction calculators, plus line
and column arithmetic, and, beside
them, Precision's Superbase 64 and Su-
perbase 128, powerful database man-
agement systems. Broderbund's Bank

38 It t: N 1)KC:KMHKR I'lH!)

Street Writer, Filer, Mailer and Speller

modviles for the C-G4 are just visible in
the light of our torches.

"What about something with more
comprehensive math functions?" whis-
pers someone in our party. Looking fnr-
ther, we behold Timeworks' extensive
prodnctivitv line and record our distov-
eiy: Word Writer 4 (C;-64) and Word
Writer 128, with calculator, diesanrus
and integrated outline processor; Part-
ner 64 and Partner 128, cartridge-based
accessories with eight desktop functions;
Swifitcalc 64 and Swiftcalc 128, spread-
sheets with 12-digit accuracy, iinancial
analysis features, super-graphics mod-
ules for graphs and charts, and a won-
deriul feature. Sideways, that prints out
ytnu- data sideways, so nothing is lost olf
the paper; and Data Manager 2 (C-64)
and Data Manager 128 for filing and
recordkeeping.

We also spot Digital Solutions' Pocket
2 Series for the C-64 and C-128 and
log its many components; Pocket
Writer 2, one of the best WYSIWYC;
(what you see is what you get) word
processors, with math column func-
tions, foreign characters and an op-
tional dictionary; the Pocket Filer 2
database, with versatile sort and cus-

tom-report capabilities; and Pocket
Planner 2, a spreadsheet with 10-digit
accuracy, on-screen help, sideways
printing and graphing. We note that,
true to the concept of an integrated
package. Filer and Planner data can be
merged into Writer.

Advancing farther into the chamber,
our torch lighi falls on the cartridge-
based VizaWrite 128 (Progressive
Itripherals iL- Software), which, in addi-
tion to the usual WYSIWYG, mailmerge
and word-wrap features, includes math
funcuons and the capability to e.xtend
page width. Alongside it is VizaStar 128,
an ofTice inhumation system that in-
cludes a database, a spreadsheet and
business graphics.

Suddenly we feel a change in the air
and know we're near the Graphics En-
vironmetu Operating Syslem. GEOS.
Produced by Berkeley Softworks for
both the C-64 and C-128, GLOS is the
most comprehensive of all integrated
packages, with geo Write, 'Paint, 'Calc,
'Chart, 'Publish, 'Programmer, the
forms-oriented geoFile, and the accom-
panying DeskPack and FontPack.
Nearby, we see Spinnaker's Better
Working Word Publisher, an alterna-
tive GEOS-compatible word processor.

WORD PROCESSING AND

Desktop Publishing

.As we move about, we notice several
other chambers adjacent to Integrated
I'ackages. The first contains word pro-
cessing and desktop publishing pack-
ages. Hieroglyphics on the wall reveal
the presence of Xe tec's Fontm aster II
(C-64) and Fontmaster 1 28 with Speller,
an extremely sopbistic;iied word pro-
cessor that offers nunc I ban :K) fonts,
including CJreek, Russian, f iehrew and
custom fonts, and achieves near-desk-
top publishing quality with its column
and paste-in graphics capabilities.

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PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE

Checker, a relative newcomer to the
Commodore cominunity. Available
with a speech option in 64 mode. The
Write Stufl is ulliirtlable, easj to use and
packed with features and utilities.

Oops! Another favorite, Klectronic
^\rts' PuperCUp III (64 and 128) is dan-
gling from a spicier web right above our
heads. Recoverinj^ our composure, W'e
inspect the package, with its lelecom-
immicaiions module and 40,000- word
speller, as vvell as the sophisticated
PaperClip Publisher (64) a nicely pol-
ished desktop publishing package.

In a nearby cranny we discover three
packages designed for creating and
printing newsletters. Springboard's
Newsroom, lor the C-64, was one of the
first such programs, while the CiI'X>S-
compatible Personal Newsletter from
Softsync and Free Spirit's News Maker
128 are more recent offering,s. News
Maker 128 works on a C-128D or a
standard C-128 with a 64K video Rf\M
upgrade. We record the programs be-
side gco Publish iti our journal.

Peeking from a wotjden chest ait* foui"
outline processors: Thoughtform (from
Steven Gollery) and Thinking Cap
(from Broderbund) for the C-64, Brain-
storm 128 (Country Road Software),
and Kamasoft's Out-Think foi- C17M
mode, all ready to help you organize
ideas into outlines and turn omlines into
finished documents. In the same box we
find Term PSper Writer (Activision/Me-
diagenic) for the C-128 with 1571 drive, »-

Packing a Punch

By MICHAEL CAVANAUGH

IN OUR SEARCH for productivity soft-
ware, the ultimate lysicm came id h^ht: a
C-12H or CM28D equipped witli llie latest
periplierals. The C-128's Native mode has
more bui!i-iii memory than C-f)4 mode,
and it reads and writes faster from the 1 571
disk drive. So, we took a look at the power
you can achieve when you combine your
C'128, firoductivity software and the ibl-
lowiag peripherals: the 1581 disk drive,
the 1351 mouse and the 1750 and 1700
RAM expansion units (REUs).

First of all, the 1 35 1 mouse provides fast,
precise cursor movement with die C-128.
While a luxury with many programs, it's a
virtual necessity with certain GEOS appli-
cations such as geol^int.

Tlic REUs are useful with word proces-
,i;ors, esjietialiy for dictionary storage and
subsequent spelling checks, and dicy'rc a
must with CP/M, an operating system de-
signed aroimd B4K machiiics that relies
lieavily on disk access. With CP/M, the RAM
expanders become electronic rather than
mechanical disk drives, transforming the
tortoise into a hare.

Finally, the 1581 disk drive is fast, small
and can store ahout 800,000 bytes of data.
Tliiiik of it as a cheap 0.8-meg hard drive.

Passing on to the software, (he Pocket 2
series from Digital Solutions, consisting of
a word processor, database and spread-
sheet, is one of the best examples of device
support for the C-128 in Nadve mode. All
three programs can load files into ex-
panded memory and support the 1351
mouse for pulling down menus. In addi-
tion, you can store the word processor dic-
tionary and database modules in expanded
mem or)- and use (he mouse lo move rap-
idly through the spreadsheet.

Fleet System 4, from Professional Soft-
ware, Inc., will recognize a RAM expander,
too, and configures it as a RAM drive,
where you can store files, the dictionary
and t)ie thesaurus.

Electronic Arts' PaperClip III makes use
of expanded memory in a shghtly different
waj', storing both its diciionar)' and various
program overlays there. The rcsuh is in-
stant access to features such as the built-in
terminal program, and a dictionary that
checks spelling with such speed that it
catches errors as you type them.

.As a bonus, PaperClip 1 1 1 isn't copy pro-
tected. Most of the programs for the 128
can use the 158! disk drive for file storage,
but only a lew, including Paperf^lip 111,

PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE

Your C-128, productivity softiuare and peripherals
make for a knockout combo!

can thcmitclvcs be copied onto a 3'/,' inch
disk. Since i'apcrClip til is free of protec-
tion, il tiin be transltrrcd with a simple file
copier.

Another word proces!K>r that supports
both the 1581 and the REUs is Fontmaster
126 from Xettc. While this program can't
load files into expanded memory, it can
store the dictionary there. Also, since Font-
maslcr 128 nses a donj^le fur protection
rather than a software method, it can easily
be copied onto a 31/,-ineh disk.

A final entry in the 1 28 word processor
categorj' is Busy Bee Software's The Write
Stuff. Version 2,0 of this program is aiail-
able with a 77,000-word dictionary, which
can be stored in memory if an REU is
present. /Mternativcly, you can configure
tile eictra memory as a RAM drive. The
Write Stuff is sold without copy protection
in both 3'/,- and 5'/,-inch formats.

Sad to say, only a few spreadsheet and
database programs support the REITs, the
1351 mouse or the 1581 disk drive. Two
that do are the Pocket 2 series, which takes
advantage of "extra memory and the mouse,
and PrecLuon Incorporated's Supcrbase
3.0, which now supports the 1581 drive
and can be ordered in ehher 3'/^- or 5'/,-

inch format. Stiperbasc 3.0 docs not sup-
port R.\M expansiiin, Imwever.

Litde has been he^trd in the past year
from Basic 8, the graphics-oriented pro-
gramming language distributed by Free
Spirit, but h does jnake excellent use of
both the 1351 mouse and RA.M expansion.
It also rccogni/,es the extra vitleo ttieitiory
that comes in the (:-12HD or that tan be
added to a standard C-128 via chip re-
placement. AlthnuHh there arc only a tew
programs available fur Basic 8, h's .tlmost
worth purchasing just for the graphics
demo files, 'lliey're sure to impress you
with the untapped potential of the C-128.

GEOS 128, with its spreadsheet, data-
base, word processor, dictionary, terminal
program, games and iitilitie.s, recognizes
all three periplienils mentioned here. .Also,
you can run CJEO.S CA programs such ;is
geoPublish in 128 mode when ujiing 40
columns.

While almost alt CEOS programs can be
copied to a 3'/j-inch disk, the boot (system)
tiisk cannot. Heavy-duty copy protection
means that GEOS must always be loaded
from either a 1 .54 1 or t ."i? 1 . Version 2.0 of
GEOS 128 can utilize two physical drives
as well as a RAM drive, if an REU is present.

The CP/M 3.0 operating system that's
buih into the C-128 can take advantage of
tile hardware extras, as well. It recognizes
RAM expansion and automatically sets it
up as drive M, and the latest release also
support the 1581 disk drive. Using the
1 58 1 for storage greatly reduces the dmc
needed for disk drive access, while an REU
almost eliminates it. .•Mthough oversha-
tiowed in recetu years by .MS-DOS, CP/M
is worth investigating.

These aren't all the C- 1 28 programs that
make use of the 1581 disk drive, the 1351
mouse and the 1750 and 1700 RA.M ex-
panders; they're the ones 1 own and have
used. For information about others, check
"The Tale of the R.\M and the Mouse" in
the November 1987 issue of /{L'.\' and
"Dear Santa. . ." in the nccembcr 1988
issue. Instructions for ordering copies of
Rf/jVs back issues appear on the last page
of this magazine. [BI

MirMel Cavariaagh, afield supeniixor for
the Penmyhania Bureau of Standard Weighh
and Measures, enjoys photography, canoeing
and bicyding when not abmrhed in luing his
extensive Commodore system.

PRODUCTIVrTY SOFTWARE

which takes yoii step by step from index
cards to a compieted tenn paper.

A iicarhy fissuix* Ijolds I'rogrt^ssive
I'e rip he nils' MicroLawyer (04), which
provides over 100 legal Ibriii templates
that are compatible with most word
processors, and WillWriter from Nolo
Press, which guides preparation of a
valid will.

Separate Databases
And Spreadsheets

We saw most ot'the popular databases
and spreadsheets in the Integrated
Packages room, but there are others.
Peeking into another chamber, we find
an old standby, The Consultant, a data-
ha,se for the C-(i4 and C- 1 28 from Elec-
ironic Arts (also found under ihc
original iiatteries Includetl label). Mere
also is XPer-64 from Abacus. "More
than just a database," this knowledge-
based package uses your data to guide
you through complex decision making.

In the spieadsheet nook we unearth
a copy of the povverful Microsoft Multi-
plan for the C-B4. Nearby are two Aba-
cus programs: tlie menu-driven Power-
Plan 64, witii help screens and graphics,
and Chartpak (64 and 128), whitli cre-
ates .screen or printer displays of pie
and bar charts from data entered di-
rectly or imported from spreadsheets.

We re-enierge into the central cor-
ridor, determined to find other areas
to e.\plore. Before long, scattered gold
coins lead us past a pool of circling loan

sharks to an entryway marked Financial
Packages.

Financial Packages

Here we find I^rsonal Accountant

from Softsync and Timeworks' Sylvia
Porter's Personal Financial Planner

{with checkwriting) for the C-64 and
C-128, as well as J. K. Lasser's Money
Manager (Simon &. Schuster), F.leci runic
Arts' Financial Cookbook and S< arbor-
ough's Net Worth ibr the C-fi4. They
are all available to help you manage your
money, produce reports and plan your
financial future. For simplified small-
business bookkeeping. Dome Account-
ing by Computer for the 64 (Clreat
American Software) amomates the fa-
miliar Dinne bookkccfiing melhud.

Also Ibr the V.-M, tile B.F.S.T, Ac-
counting Series and the Time winks
Business Management Systems oiler
professional-quality, business-manage-
ment modules (accounts payable and re-
ceivable, general ledger, inventory
management) that can he used as stand-
alone ])rograms or as coinponems of
integrated packages. CMS General
Accounting System jirovides basic ac-
coumiivg features, pins job costing and
payroU, for the C-64 and C- 1 28, with an
optional inventory module for the 128.

KFS Accountant, which provides
simplified small -business accounting
f<n- the CM'iH/l.')71 combhialion, in-
cludes standard accoiinung modules, as
well as add-ons for inventory coiurol

and service invoicing. Paragon's Cash-
In Cash-Out package Ibr tlie (.: 128 in-
cludes sales, tlisl)urseinetUs, payioll, re-
ports, graphics and financial toolbox
modules. And, if your accoutuing skills
are a little rusty, Pro Tutor Accounting
for the C-128 (Professional Software)
coaches the basics.

Aljoriginal drawings of bulls and
!)ears decorate the walls over Time-
vvorks' Sylvia Porter'.s Investment Man-
ager 128 and Abacus's Personal
Portfolio Manager (64 and 1 2S), which
ofler the home user a thorough invest-
ment nianagetnent system. For more
advanced charting and analysis of tech-
nical indicators. Security Analyst 128
(Free Spirit) and .Abacus's Technical
Analysis System ((>4 and 128) include
automatic updating via modem to keep
close tabs on yotu' portfolio.

Returning on schedide to the door,
we notice income tax preparation soft-
ware for the C-64: Titneworks' Swiftax,
Tax Master from Master Software, Tax-
aid h<nn Taxaid Software, Tax Com-
mand Professional from Practical
Programs, Inc., and Double Faglc Soft-
w^ a re's Tax Advantage.

Telecommunications

Once again in (he main passage, we
brush away dusty clouds of cobwebs and
peer into the shtidows beyond at an
inscription, 'relecommunicaiions. Our
torches cast their light on Progressive
Peripherals' menu-driven Bobsterm

PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE

Pro 64 ;iii(l Bobstcnn Pro 128, with
miiiiy fenluifS lor uttessiiijf lotal and
CDinniercuil Inilleiin boards tliroiigh a
Commodore- or Hayes-tonijiaiiblt; mo-
dem. We note that Prototerm 128 (Free
Spirit) doesn't have as many extras, hut
is simple to set up and use. For tlie
would-be SYSOP, Protolinc BBS (Free
Spirit) for the C-128 is a last. Ilexihie,
multimessaHe-ha.sc UBS iliat's ])acked
with features and easy to set up.

RUN Reviews

If you want to know more aboiit any
of these packages, they've ;)]] been de-
scribed in past issues ofKU,\'. Comfirc-
hensive articles, eoverinfr a number of
paekagcs, Inive included "What's Write
for You?" (word jirocessors, .'Xugusi
'87), "Database Deci.sion" (Ottober'HT),

"Take Stock of Investment Software"
(Fehruarv 'H8), "Desktop Publishing
with the C-fi'i" (March '88), "Ciraphics
Cialore" (July '88) and "Many Happy Re-
turns" (tax .software. March '89). Many
packages have also been reviewed indi-
vidually in Software Gallery. Check out
our annual indexes to articles and re-
views to find the ones you're interested
in. All animal indexes have afjjieared in
the Jamiary issue of the ibllowinfj; year
except the 1987 index, which appeared
in February of 198S, Write or call for the
back issues you need; the last page of
this magazine tells how.

RETAIL SOFTWARE OUTLETS

The packages mentioned here can he
pincha.sed through the manufacturer,
a designated distributor or mail (uder

outlets. Mail order firms that carry
Commodore software include Kriwall,
P() Box 12!), Kut^town. VA WKi'M). 800-
6:i8-57;'i7; Mfmtgoiiiery tiraiit, PO Bt)x
5B. Brooklyn, NY 11230, 800-7.')9-
6565; Software Discounters of.\merica,
I'O Box 111327, Dept. RN, Blawnox,
PA 15238, 800-225-7638 (in state, 800-
22;i-778-!); 'Fcnex Computer Express,
I'O Box 6578, S<nith Bend, IN 40(560,
800-PROMl''r-l;. Software Support In-
ternational, 2700 NE .'\ndresen Rd.,
Vancouver, WA 98661, 800-356-1179;
and Lycotlomputer, PO Box .5088, Jer-
sey Shore, ]'A 177'!0, 800-233-8760. ■

Ellf'tj Rtik keepi lm,sy not only as a RUN
author, but m a piyrlmUric R.N.. an active
mer'.i group mfmlierand opnutw of a home-
txmd busitms, Honw Computer Resource.

Table 1. Manufacturers' addreESes.

Abacus Software

5370 52nd St. SK
Grand Riipids, MI 49508

Activision; distributed
by Mcdiagenic

.See address below

Berkeley Softworks

2150Sh;)ttuck.'\ve.
Berkeley, CA 94704

B.E.S.T,

PO Box 852
McMinnviile, OR 97128

Broderbund Software

17 Paul Drive

San Ralitel, CA 94903

Busy Bee Software

I'O Box 2959
Lompoc, CA 93438

CMS Software
Systems, Inc.

2204 Camp David
Mesquite.TX 75149

Country Road Software

70284 C.R. 143
Ligonier, IN 46767

Digital Solutions, Inc.
PO Box 345, Station A
Willowdale, Ontario
Canada M2N 5S9

Double Eagle Software, Inc.
2210 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 875
Santa Monica, CA 90403

Electronic Arts

1820 Gateway Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404

Free Spirit Software
PO Box 128
Kutziown, PA 19530

Steven J. GoUcry

45828 Emerson Si.
Hemct. 0\ 92344

Great American Software

PO Box 910
Amherst, NH 03031

Kamasoft, Inc.

PO Box 3549
Aloha, OR 97007

KFS Software, Inc,

130! .Seminole Blvd.
Largo, FL 33540

Master Software

6 Hillery Court
Ratidallstown, MD 21133

Mediagenic

3885 Bohannon Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Mindscape, Inc.

3444 Dundee Rd,
Northbrook, IL 60062

Nolo Press

950 Parker St,
Berkeley, CA 94710

Paragon Software

600 Rugh St.

Greens burg, ¥A 1 560 1

Practical Programs, Inc.

PO Box 93104
Milwaukee, \VI 5.3203

Precision Incorporated

8404 Sterling St., Suite A
Ir^'ing, TX 75063

Professional
Software, Inc.

51 Fremont St.
Need ham, MA 02194

Progressive Peripherals
& Software

464 Kalamath St.
Denver, CO 80204

Scarborough Systems;
distributed by Mindscape

Address above

Simon & Schuster Software
Gulf + Western Building
One Gulf 4- Western Plaza
New York, NY 10023

Softsync, Inc.

1 62 Madison Aw,
New York, NY 10016

Spinnaker Software

One Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA 02139

Springboard Software

7808 Creekbndge Circle
Minneapolis, MN 55435

Taxaid Software

606 Second Ave.

Two Harbors, MN 55616

Time works

444 Ijike Cook Rd,
Deet-lield, 11.60015

Xctec

2804 .'\rnold Rd.
.Salina.KS 67401

Editor's note: If an address far software mentioned in the text is not luted in the table, the manufacturer has probably gone out of
business or has stopped production on the product. This doesn't meau the program cannot be found: check store.% used merchandise
ads, user's poups, .wftuuire discount houses and mail order companies.

DKCEMBER 1989 RUN 4S

Get a Load of This!

Now 1571 and 1581 diive owners can increase
C-64-mode loading speed tenfold.

The 1571 and 1581 disk drives
brought incrt-ased speed and
storage ca[)acity to tlonuiiodore
Lompiiting— bui only vvlicii Wi-
ing a C- 1 28 in 1 28 mode. With a ( MH
(or C-128 in 64 mode), the drives de-
fault to their usual long loading times.
That is, unless you use Directory Speed
Loader (DSL), vvhich loads program
files up to ten times faster than normal.
With DSL at work, a 13()-hIock file thai
normally takes 90 seconds to load will
be in memory in less than ten seconds.
DSL itself loads in only a few seconds,
then automatically displays a directory
of the [jrograni files on the same disk.
To load one of the files, just place the
cursor over its filename and press the
return key. DSL checks to see il' your
disk drive is a 1571 or 1581 and, if so,
starts loading at tiigh speed. If you're
not using a 1571 or 1581, it will load
at the normal speed.

Whcii DSL is used with a 1571, a
PRINT#15,"UC)>M1" command in the
program automatically switches the
drive to 1571 mo<le. Wlien used with
either a 1571 or 1581, DSL can Uiad
files of up to 250 blocks (considerably
more than the usual 202 -block maxi-
mum), it allov^s load addresses of S0400
and up, it maintains the screen display

By MICHAEL MILLER

during a load, and it even checks for
disk errors!

Note that, if the file you select to load
loads any others in turn, the others will
enter memory at normal speed. Also,
DSf. works great with memory snap-
shot-type programs.

How It Works

DSL uses a combination of Basic and
tnachine language. The C-64 machine
code is poked into the cassette butler,
and the 1571/1581 tnachine code is
loaded into the drive via a user file,
using the special 1571/1581 Utility
Loader command,

DSL does not use Burst-mode serial
tonununication, because Burst mode
isn't possible on the standard C-64.
However, tlie serial routines between
the C-64 and 1571/1581 using DSL are
as fast as Burst mode.

The actual speed increase using DSL
with a 1571 depends on the sector in-
terleaving that was used when the file
was saved. The interleaving determines
how close together sectors are written,
and with the 1571 it's nonnally in the
range 6-10. With an interleave of 10,
DSL will load a file about five times
faster than normal; with an interleave
of 4 (the fastest that DS[, can use with

the 1571), the file will load ten to 12
times faster than normal. The 1581
drive has a full track buffer and uses a
sector interleave of 1, tnaking the speed
increase with DSL about tenfold.

How To USE It

DSL is best installed as the first pro-
gram on a newly formatted disk. Type
in both DSL (Liiiing 1) and Make USR
File (Listing 2 or Listing 'I, depending
on which drive you have), and save
them to disk. Then run Make USR File
to create a user file named either 1 37 1
or 1581, depending on your drive. The
user file will become the second file on
your disk. Finally, save to the disk any
files y«m want to be able to load at high
speed. But don't save more than 20,
because the DSL directory routine
might scroll the excess filenames off the
screen.

To use DSL, type LO/VD ":*,8: and
return, then RUN and return. The di-
rectory of program files will appear on
the screen, and DSL will await your
desire. H

Michael Miller presides over S. O.G. W.A.P.
Software and is the author oj Big Blue
Reader, which was voted best utility in RUN'j
Reader Choice Awtmls Contest last year.

Running /n>eruct/on>.- Typo In U»tlng 1 and eithBr Liattng 2 op Listing 3, dspendinB on KKhether you hava a 1571 op 1381 driiio, and aave
Cham CO ditk. Than, tn create a fast-laad dtatt, save Listing 1 ta a Iraahly forrnatted disk. Then load and run ettlier Listing 1 or Uaclng 2, ■■
appropriate, to create a user fiie, which must be tho second fllo on the laBt-lead disk. Finaliy, save Co the disk any fila> Vou may want to
have last4oaded, with a maximum of SO per disk.
Listing 1. Directory Speed Loader menu program. lAvallabie on ReRUN disk. See cant at page 4B.]

10 PRINT "fSHFT CLR){CRSR DN){2

spaces! DIRECTORS SPEED LOAD

(C) 19B9 RUN":U=PEEK(ie6):I

F U<8 THEN U=8 : REM* 1 1 8

20 PRINT "{CRSR DM ) { 2 SPACEs)MO

VE CURSOR OVER NAME - PRESS

RETURN {CRSR DN) " :0PEN1 , U, 96 ,

"$:*=P" iRBM*92

30 GETS! ,XS,X$,X$,y$:PRINTASC(X
$ + CHR$(iS) )tASC(YS+CHRS(0)»*2
56; :REM*0

a FOR 1=1 TO 7:GET#1,A$,B$,C$,
DS:PRINT AS;BS;C$;D$; :NEXT:P
RINT:IF ST=0 THEN 30:REM*210

5^ CLOSE 1 :y = PEEK(21 4) :0PEN1 5,1)
,15,"U0>mT' ;REM*222

60 FOR 1=820 TO 981:READ A:POKE
:,A:NEXT :REM»110

70 SYS 42336:AD=518:IF PEEK{AD}
<>34 THEN 70 ;REM*14

80 AD=AD+1:IF PEEK(AD)<>34 THEN

RUN it right: C-64 or C-128 in 64 mode; 1571 or 1581 disk drive

44 RUN- DECl'.MHKR I'JHi)

N$=N$+CHR$(PEEK(ADn:GOTO 8
:REM*1(J9

9Sl POKE 214,Y:PRINT#15,"H-R";CH 1(}f!
R$(198);CHR$(229);CHR$(1 )

: REM* 109
100 GET#15,X$:IF X$=CHR$(55) OR 101
XS=CHRS(255) THEN 120

:REH*131
110 PRINT "{CRSR DN)L0AD"CHRS(3 102
4)NSCURJ(34)","U", H3 CRSR
UPS)": POKE 198,1: POKE 6 31,1
31: END :REM*ie0 103

120 PRINT "{CRSR DNILOADING. . ,

"fN$ ;REM*40

130 OPEN2,U,2,"#2":PRINT#15,"S1 104

Uuing 2. Make USH File program for the 1571 drivB. (Availab)a on RbRUN disk. See card at page 4S.)

5?1 " : PRINT#1 5 , "U0"+CHRS ( 255

,175,96,162,15,32,201 ,255,

)+NS;:SYS 900 :REM*2

169,85,32,168,255 :REM»203

DATA 150,0,169,234,44,169,

1050

DATA 169,52,32,168,255,32,

96,141,109,3,44,0,221,16,2

204,255,120,162,23,142,0,2

51,56,173,18 :REM*70

21,44,0,221,48 :REM*249

DATA 208,233,50,144,4,41,7

1060

DATA 251,32,57,3,168,32,57

,240,245,169,7,141 ,0,221 ,7

,3,133,174,32,57,3,133,175

2,104,173,0 :REM+e8

,136,136,152 :REM*171

DATA 221,74,74,77,0,221,74

1070

DATA 240,14,201,255,240,10

,74,77,0,221 ,74,74,77,0,22

,133,144,32,52,3,32,57,3,2

1,73,249 :REM*179

08,242,166,174 :REM*110

DATA 142,0,221 ,234,230,1 ,1

1080

DATA 164,175,134,45,132,46

45,174,198,1,200,198,144,2

,32,51 ,165,169,0,32,1 13,16

08,202,24,152,101 :REM»89

8,88,76,174,167 :REH*103

DATA 174,133,174,144,2,230

10 PRINT CHH$ (1 47 ): PRINT "{5 SP
ACEs) COPYRIGHT 1989 RUN MAGA
ZINE" :REM*107

20 PRINT: PRINT "MAKE 1571 DIREC
TORY SPEED LOAD USR FILE

: REM* 6 3

30 PRINT: PRINT "{6 SPACES )>rRITT
EN BY MICHAEL MILLER" : PRINT;
PRINT : REM*1 1 5

40 DV=8:INPUT "CREATE USR FILE
ON DRIVE NUMBER";DV :REM*113

50 PRINT: PRINT "INSERT DISK INT

DRIVE #" jDV: PRINT; PRINT, "-
PRESS ANY KEY-" :REM*2 5 3

60 GET X$:IF X$="" THEN 60

;REM*195
70 PRINT CHR${ 147); "WRITING 157

1 USR FILE. . .":PRINT:REM*233
80 AS="":FOR 1=1 TO 196:READ A:

CS=CS+A:A$=A$+CHR$(A) : NEXT

:REM*209

90 IF CS<> 16689 THEN PRINT "ERR
OR IN DATA STATEMENTS" : STOP
:REM*n 3

100 OPEN 1 5,DV,15:OPEN 8,DV,8,"
1571 ,U,W":PRINT#8,A$; :INPUT
#15,E,EM$:CL0SE 8 : REM* 176

110 PRINT E; EMS: PRINT "D0NE1":C
LOSE 1 5:END :REM*168

200 DATA 0,5,192,76,176,5,169,2
,141 ,0,24,174,111 ,2,165,126
,208,8 :REM*203

210 DATA 120,240,78,234,197,6,2
40,3,160,128,44,160,136,88,
133,6,134,7 :REM'231

220 DATA 140,2,2,132,0,32,94,13
4,1 20,224,2,176,50,160,254,
173,0,3 :REM+99

230 DATA 208,4,172,1,3,136,132,
31 ,152,32,120,5,160,2,185,0
,3,32 :REM*193

240 DATA 120,5,200,198,31,208,2

45,169,2,141

48,12,174
250 DATA 1 ,3,173

0,2,169,255,

,218,0
260 DATA 8,2,10,

,11 ,5,13,7,1

270 DATA 0,24,17

2,138,41,15,

70,169,4
280 DATA 44,0,24

24,138,10,41

0,24,104
290 DATA 170,189

0,24,10,41 ,1

24,96,32
300 DATA 14,208,

34,1 31 ,142,1

,57

,0,24,173,0,24,

:REM*202
,0,3,208,181 ,24
32,120,5,76,192
: REM* 36
4,12,6,14,1,9,3
5,162,0,142

:REM*4
0,74,74,74,74,7
170,189,104,5,1

:REM*1 48
,208,251,142,0,
,15,72,104,141,
: REM* 60
,104,5,234,141,
5,72,104,141 ,0,

:REM*105
162,2,134,130,1
,2,76,132,203,0

:REM*171

Uitrng 3. Maks USfi File prnsram for the 15B1 drive. {Available on ReDLtlU disk. See card at page 48.1

10 PRINT CHRSd 47) : PRINT "{5 SP
ACEs) COPYRIGHT 1989 RUN MAGA
ZINE" :REM*107

20 PRINT: PRINT "MAKE 1581 DIREC

TORY SPEED LOAD USR FILE" V00
:REM*85

30 PRINT: PRINT "{7 SPACES JWRITT

EN BY MICHAEL MILLER" : PRINT: 110
PRINT : REM* 8 5

40 DV=9:INPUT "CREATE USR FILE 200
ON DRIVE NUMBER" ;DV :REM*117

50 PRINT: PRINT "INSERT DISK INT

DRIVE *";DV: PRINT: PRINT ," 210
-PRESS ANY KEY-" :REM*253

60 GET X$:IP X$="" THEN 60

:REM*195 220
70 PRINT CHRSd 47); "WRITING 1 5S

1 USR FILE. ..":PRINT:REM*253

80 A$="":FOR 1=1 TO 172:READ A; 230
CS=CS+A:A$=A$+CHR$(A) : NEXT

:REM*131 ,141 ,1

IF CS0 14933 THEN PRINT "ERR 240 DATA 64,
OR IN DATA STATEMENTS": STOP 1,3,173,

:REM»210 69,255

OPEN 15,DV,15:OPEN e,DV,8," 250 DATA 32,
1581,U,W":PRINTy('8,AS;:INPUT ,0,8,2,10

#15,E,EMS:CL0SE 8 ;REM*154

PRINT E; EMS: PRINT "DONE!":C 260 DATA 9,3
LOSE 15:END :REM*168 ,142,1,6

DATA 0,5,168,96,234,234,234 2

,234,234,120,169,2,141,1,64 270 DATA 138
,234,165,76 :REM*14 ,170,169

DATA 174,139,2,133,11,134,1 142,1,64

2,162,0,169,128,32,84,255,1 280 DATA 138
65,2,201,2 :REM+35 1,1,64,1

DATA 176,50,160,254,173,0,3 ,141,1,6

,208,4,172,1,3,136,132,16,1 290 DATA 10,
5 2,32,112 : REM*! 75 6 4,96,19

DATA 5,160,2,185,0,3,32,112
,5,200,198,16,208,245,169,2

: REM* 197
173,1,64,48,15,174,
0,3,208,191,240,2,1

:REM*191
112,5,88,96,0,0,0,0
,4,12,6,14,1

;REM*199
,11,5,13,7,15,162,0
4,170,74,74,74,74,7

: REM* 160
,41,15,170,189,96,5
,4,44,1 ,64,208,251 ,
:REH*79
,10,41,15,72,104,14
04,170,189,96,5,234
4 :REM*191

41,15,72,104,141,1,
9 :REM*229

DECEMBER 1989 RUN 45

Graphmaker

Make your data come alive with this
3-D har-graph program.

By ROBIN FRANZEL

You can use Graph tiiaker 64/
128 ill cither 40- or 80-Col limn
mode lo create attractive and
informative byr graphs. Ifyoiir
priTitcr outputs (^(iiiiniodorc graphics
characters, your graphs will appear in
"3-11": if you use a daisywheel printer,
or havt iroubk getlitig your printer to
obt-y conimancis, your graphs will be
made of standard printer characters.

Data for the bar graphs tan be en-
tered manually or through complex
analysis ofsequcntial database files. You
can even edit the data that defines your
graph, and graphs can be saved to and
loaded from disk.

Getting Started

Type in Listing 1 . using /?t.'A''s Check-
sum program to ensure accuracy, save
it to disk and run it.

The bottom of the tide screen indi-
cates whether you're using a C-64 or a
C- rJ8 and whether you're in '10- or 80-
Cohinin mode— a handy feature for
C-liJ8 users who often switch between

Figure 1. Tha main msnu.

1 . Create Graph

2. View Graph

3. Edil Graph

4. Save Graph

5. Load Graph

6. Print Graph

7. Printer Setup

8. End Program

Enter Selection (1-8)

Graphmaker pGrmiLs nauel uses,

64 and 128 modes. After the title screen,
the main menu, shown in Kigure I,
appears. When you're just beginning to
use Graphmaker, you can press return
for the default choice, Create Graph; 7
for Printer Setup; or 8 to End. The
other selections aren't available until
after you've created a graph, so let's get
started by pressing the return key.

Creating a Graph

Reler to Figure 2 and l"'igure 3 for
clarification as we proceed. Figure 2
shows the initial screen for creating a
graph; it requests information from
you. You may find it helpful to go
tbrtnigh the exercise of re-creating the
samjile graph it) Figure 3.

At the title prompt in the Figure 2
screen, you can input both lower- and
uppercase letler.s, and the title will ap-
pear that way In printouts. However,
the letters will all be uppercase when
your graph is displayed on (be screen.

The legend is a line at the bottom oi
your graph that can he used lor expla-
nation, such as indicating your units of
measurement. Again, both lower- and
uppercase may be used.

The number of ranges tells Graph-
maker how many bars to display in a

RUN it right: C-64 or C-128, in 40- or 80-Column mode; printer optional

particular graph. There are 12 bars in
Figure 3.

The next pronipt asks where Graph-
maker W'ill get tlie maxiiiiijiii values for
each range— from keyboard input or
from a disk file. If you intend to type
them in, enter K; if the program .should
look for (hem in a database file mi disk,
enter 11, For now, press K and return.

Next, you must enter a label for each
range. These labels will run along below
the X-axis of the graph, truncated by
the program, if necessary, to prevent
overlapping. In general, the fewer bars
in a graph, the more space that's avail-
able for labels. In a 40-cohLmii graph
with six bars or an 80-cohimn graph
with 12 bars (.see Printing below), the
labels can be up to four characters long.

Finally, ycni'll be prompted for the
maximum value in each range. For the
graph in Figure 3, 12 numbers from
inOOnOOO to 150000000 (no commas)
must be entered. To make the graph
look neater, 1 edited the numbers (see
Edit Graph below) to run from 10 to

Figure Z, Initial screen lor creating
a graph.

Create Graph

Press — for Menu

Enter Title:

Enter Legend:

Number of Ranges (1-12);

Keyboard or Disk Input? (k/d)

Label for Range 1:

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150, then indicated the conversion in
the legend.

After you have ;insweic-(i all of the
prompts, liie main menu will reappear,
with a new default choice of '2, for View
Graph, Before I describe ihat opuon,
however, let's see what happens if you

Figur* 3. Satsi by yaar.

press D at the Keyboard/Disk Input
prompt.

Analyzing a Disk File

To learn how to analy/e a database
file, consider a database that contains
statistical data on a fictitious company.

Salas hy Year

150
130
110
90
70
50
30

^8

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 19B2 1983 19B4 19B5 1988

f (nllllonB)

Figura 4, Fields tn sample emploves

Field 1; Employee number

Field 2 1 Employee age

Field 3: Codes by type of work

1 Manual Labor

2 Secretarial

3 Supervisory

4 Analysts

5 Managerial

6 Executive

Field 4: Salary of Employee

Figura 9. Printout ol beginning
of Bample data ffla.

SAMPLE. DBF

42

4
EMPL NUM
EMPL AGS
TYPE WORK
SALARY
1

52
6

125000
2

45
6

100000
3

38
5
65000

Figurtt G. Printout of a portion
ol a sampls datibaie.

NO. AGE TYPE SALARY

1

52

6

125000

2

45

6

100000

3

38

5

65000

4

42

5

63500

S

34

3

32750

6

36

3

33500

7

28

3

30250

8

38

3

38200

9

42

5

55000

10

53

5

63500

11

47

2

23500

12

42

2

21500

13

22

2

18200

14

18

2

16500

15

18

2

16500

Figure 7. The DIafc Menu.

Create Graph

1. User-Defined Ranges
Tally Field (Alpha/Numeric)

2. User-Defined Ranges
Tally Field (Numeric)

3. File-Defined Ranges
Sum Field

4. Return to Main Menu
Enter Selection (1^)

The record for each employee includes
the fields shown in Figure 4.

Many Corn mod ore database and
spreadsheet pKigiains produce se(]uen-
tial data files that can be read into a
word processor. Before you attempt to
use a data file with Graph maker, load
it into a word processor so you can look
at it.

Figure 5 shows a priiuout of the bc-
giiming of a data file on our fictitious
company created by Rapid Data Soft-
ware's DataOrg database. That pro-
gram places fields liolding the filename,
the number of records, tlie number of
fields per record and the name of each
data field at the beginning of the file,
before the actual data. Graphmaker
must be told to skip this housekeeping
inf(>rrnation. Figure (i shows a DataOrg
printout of the same database, includ-
ing all the records.

Now that you know the layout of our
database file, let's produce the following
bar graphs:

1. Number o( employees in each work
category.

2. Distribution of employees by age
group.

3. Salaries paid in each work categor)'.
Graphmaker offers three types of

database analysis in the Disk menu in
Figure 7. With option 1, you can coimt
occurrences based on comparisons of
alpha/numeric data (we'll use this for
our first graph). Option 2 lets you spec-
ify high and low values for your ranges
using immeric analysis (the second
graph). With option 3, you can sum a
numeric field based on an alphabetic
comparison of a second field (the third
graph).

Analysis Option 1

To re-create a graph showing the
number of employees in each work cat-
egory, enter 6 lor the number of ranges,
since tliere are six types of work. Then
press D at the Keyboard or Disk Input
prompt and 1 for Tally Field.

'ITic number to enter next, for fields
to skip, deperids on your file organi-
zation. To analyze the entire contents
of your data file, you'd enter 0. For our
example, enter 7 to skip the seven
housekeeping fields of the file (see Fig-
ure 5 again). Any time you've pro-
gressed this far and realii^c you don't
know how many fields t<j skip, you can
enter •- to return to the main menu.

To analyze the number of employees
in each work category, enter 3 for field
number of data, since Type of Work is
the third field in each record.

The number of fields per record also
depends on your file organization.

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Since each record in our example has
four fields, enter '! at this prompt.

The number of ranges was speeifitd
earlier, but now yon must indicate whiit
each otthoMe ranges represeiit-s by en-
tering its Type of Work code: 1-6 (see
Figure 4 again). You can use the graph
editor later to change these codes to
more meaningful labels.

Now Oraphinaker will read your data
file and create the graph; then it will
display the main menu so you can view,
edit, rave or print the graph,

ANALYSIS Option 2

Next, we'll do the analysis of em-
ployees by age. Knter 4 for the inntiber
of ranges and D at the Keyboard or
Disk Input prom[)t, then 2, for Numeric
Tally, when the Disk nietui (Figure 7)
appears. Again, you'll be asked for the
number of fields to skip, field tiumber
of data atid number of fields per record.
This time, the field number of data will
be 2, for the Age field.

When the program prompts for the
low/high value for the range, enter the
luiuinium and maxinuitn age in each
group. If you enter a high value that's
smaller than the corresponding low
value, Graphmaker will alert you and
let you re-enter the values. The labels
for the ranges will be generated auto-
matically, based on your input.

Analysis Option 3

The final type of analysis we'll do
sums up one field based on the contents
of another. It produces a graph that
shows hov\- much money was paid in
salaries to each type of worker. Enter 6
for the number of ranges, since there
are six types of work for which salaries
will be totaled. Then select 3 at the Disk
menu (Figure 7) and enter the number
of fields to skip.

With this analysis, the prompt for
field number of data refers to the field
you want to sum. Enter 4 for our ex-
ample, since salary is the fourth field.
Field number for ranges is again 3,
Type of Work.

If you wanted to use an alphabetic
field for selection of records to be in-
cluded in summing a numeric field,
you'd respond with A to the .AJpha or
Numeric prompt. For our example,
w e're using the numerically coded Type
of Work field, so enter N.

Finally, as before, enter the number
of fields per record and the ranges to
be searched.

Viewing Your Graph

Once you've created your graph, the
default at the main menu becomes 2,

for View Graph. Press return, and, if
your computer is in 4()-C;olumn mode,
the first six bars of the graph will ap-
pear. The bars to the right are still there,
l)ut there isn't any room to display
them. M I mentioned before, they'll
appear in the printout (see Printing,
below). In 80-Column mode, your en-
tire graph will fit on the screen.

To make changes to your gra[)h,
press any key to access the main menu,
and then select 3, Edit Graph.

Editing Your Graph

In Edit mode, you can retype the title,
legend, range labels and even the range
values. When you're done, the main
menu will reappear, offering yon the
option to proceed to another pan of
tlie (jrogram or to edit some more by
pressing 3 again.

Saving Your Graph

Once you've created your graph and
edited it as desired, you'll probably
want to save it to disk. Select 4 from the
main menu, then enter a filename that's
no more than l(i characters long. If you
enter one that's too long, Graphmaker
will automatically truncate it. ,'\ny time
the program encou titers a problem with
the disk drive, it will display an error
message on the screen and return you
to the main menu to try again.

Loading Your Graph

To load a previously saved graph into
Graphmaker, select 5 at the main menu
and enter the filename. Here again, the
program ^^•ill report any disk errors.

Printing Your Graph

Printing a graph is as easy as pressing
6 at the main menu. If the printout
doesn't look right, see the Printer Setup
section below to correct it.

The printout of a graph that contains
six or fewer bars will be one-half page
wide; a graph that contains more than
six bars will extend across a full page.
You can expand a graph with six or
fewer bars to make more room for
range labels by adding enough "invis-

ible" bars {no label and a range value
of 0) to bring the total to seven.

Printer Setup

Graphmaker makes use of Commo-
dore graphics to print out the same
three-dimensional graph you see on the
screen. However, you can also produce
a printout with normal daisywheel char-
acters, just select 7 at the main menu
and respond "no" at the CBM Dot Ma-
trix Printer [irompt.

You'll he prompted to enter the sec-
ontlary addresses that Graphmaker
should use to open your text and graph-
ics printer files. Normally, you'd select 7
tor the text .secondary address and for
graphics, but with a daisywheel printer,
you must select 7 ibr both. If these sec-
ondary addresses don't work with your
printer, consult your printeror interface
manual for other possibilities.

Finally, Graphmaker will ask for the
number of printer control codes to sencl
to the printer when the printer file is
opened. If ytm don't want to send any
codes, overwrite the default with 0. The
default settings will tell an Epson-com-
patible printer to print approximately
10 lines per inch (a V;-..-inch linefeed),
so the lines barely touch. If these control
characters aren't correct for you, refer
to your printer manual to determine
how to adjust the linefeeds.

End Program

Selecting 8 at the main menu ter-
minates e.xecution of Graphmaker. If
you have a graph in memory, the pro-
gram will ask for verification that you
want to exit— in case you forgot to save
the graph or need to print it out. Then
type N to return to the main menu, or
Y to leave the program.

Even if you type Y, it's not too late to
save or print your graph. Just enter
RUN 740, and the main menu will re-
turn, with your last graph still in
memory. Ifil

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Running Instructions: Type in LlKing 1, ssve it to disic and run It,

Listing 1. Graphmaker program. tAvailable an RaRUN disk, Sse csnl at paga 48,)

lU DATA 5,27,64,27,65,7 :REM*22

20 REM ***• STORE PRINTER CODES

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60 POKE40576,0:POKE40577,7;POKE
4ii578,0 :REM*207

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*-**+" :REM*82

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Season's Greetings

Here's a creative visual display, accompa7iied by a familial'
musical theme, that will put you in the holiday spirit.

By MALCOLM GARDNER

Circle around your C-128 and
enjoy the niiigkal holiday
scene created by Season's
Greetings, a program for the
C-128 in 40-ColunHi mode. Much of
Santa's know-how about C-128 sound
and graphics went into this program,
Tlie scene features a wreath of moving
multicolored lights that's highlighted
by a big red bow. The wreath hangs in
a witulow that looks out on a night sky
filled with stars and a crescent moon.
Snow sifts down, piling higher and
higher on the outside window sill for
about an hour. The background music
is not a run-«)f-the-inill holiday ditty,
but the Ode to Joy, from Beethoven's
ninth symphotiy, played by variou.s "in-
struments" at different tempos.

Type in Listing 1, using RUN'i
Chccksuin program to keep any stray
snowflakes from shorting it out, and
then save it to disk. If you're in 80-
Column mode when you run Season's

Greetings, you'll be prompted to switch
your monitor to 40 columns, then to
return to 80 columns when you end the
display (just switch the monitor l>utton
again). From 40-Column mode, you'll
be prompted to wait 20 seconds while
the program loads some of Santa's
graphics data.

When you're ready for bed or to de-
part to an alternative program, just
push the run-stop key while the light is
moving around the upper portion of
the wreath. With warm season's greet-
ings to everyone! OS

Malcolm Gardner is an environmental
deii^ier atid producer of serigraj/hic works
uiho mjoys the holiday season and computer
graphics.

Running Instructions: Type In and save Listing 1; thereaftar, just load and run the program.
LJBClng 1. Season's Greetings program. lAvailabla on ReRUN disk. See card at page 4B.I

1 G0TO1 :REM*125

10 TRAP330: PRINT" (SHFT CLR)t2 C
RSR DNsJONE MOMENT . . .":SL
EEP2:FAST:G0SUB 350:IF RGRt0
)> = 5THENPRINT*'{CRSR DN} PLEAS
E SWITCH MONITOR TO {CTRL 0)
40 C0LUMN"CHRS{1 43)" .MODE."
:REM*1 34

20 COLORE,! :C0L0R4,1 5 iCOLORl ,Ei2
:GRAPHIC1,1 :REM*51

30 x=1 1 :I=90:FL=0:G=1 :CT=-1 :W=7
:V=193:XM=18:YM=35 :REM*48

40 D0UNTILX=3:F0R A=1 5T01 65STEP
30:CIRCLEl , 11 , 1 , X, , , , A, I:NE
XT; X=X-4; 1=1+90: LOOP :REM*65

50 SSHAPE SPIRS, 0,0, 23,21

:REM*128

50 GSHAPE SPIRS, 0,0, 4 :REM*175

70 SPRSAV SPIRS, 1 :M0VSPR1 ,0#0

:REM*1 3 5

80 GOSUB 270 :REM*164

90 C0L0R1 ,16:FORJ.1=1TO0STEP-1 :CI
RCLEM,XM,YM,16:PAINT1 ,1 5,24;
XM=XM+8 : YM=YM+3 : NEXT: PAINT0 ,

2 8,3e,0:FORH=60TO360STEP60:C
OLOR1,15: CIRCI.E1 ,48,33,5, , ,
,M,ia0:NEXT ;REM*247
1 00 CT=CT+1 :FORA=90TO21 6STEP06

:REM*4

110 Y=SIK!(A)*80;X=COS(A)*96:COL

0R1,14 :REM*173

120 IF FL=0THENGSHAPE SPIRS, (X+

1 60) , (Y+100) ,2:ELSE GOSUB22

0:HOVSPR1 , (X+183) , {Y+l 50) ;G

OSUB 300: ON G GOSUB 230,24

0,250,260 :REM*174

130 NEXT :REM*5

140 IF G=0THENG=1 :REM*1 93

150 IF FI,= THEN BEGIN :REM*244

160 K0VSPR2,1 69,188:MOVSPR3,157

,200:MOVSPR4,179,200

:REM+132
170 MOVSPR5,50,10:MOVSPR6, 110,1
00:MOVSPR7,1 90, 70 : M0VSPR8 , 2
80,30 :REM*46

180 SPRITE2,1 ,11 ,1 ,1 ,1 ,0;SPRITE
3,1,3,0,1,1: SPRITE4 ,1,3,0,1
, 1 : SPRITES ,1,2,1,1,0: SPRITE

RUN it right: C-128 (in 40-Coluran mode)

6,1,2,1,1,0: SPRITE7 ,1,2,1,1
,0:SPRITE8,1 ,2,1 ,1 ,0

: REM* 180

190 MOV3PR5,180#1 :MOVSPR6,180#1
:MOVSPR7,180#1 :MOVSPR8,ie0#
1 ;REM*149

200 SLOW:BEND ;REM*50

210 FL=1:GOTO100 : REM* 100

220 C=(RND(1 )*15+2) ;SPRITEl ,1 ,C
,0,0, 0,0; RETURN :REM*142

230 TEMPO (INT(RND( 1 )*14+12) ) SP

LAY"V1 X0 T0 U2 04 HE QF QG

QG QF QE QD QC QC QD QE QE

QD HD":G=G+1 :FORP=1TO80:NE

XT:RETURN :REM*48

240 PLAY"U3 T6 04 HE QF QG QG Q
F QE QD QC QC QD QE QD QC H
C M":G=G+1 :RETURn :REM*101

250 FILTER600,0,0,1 ,14:PLAY"U9
XI T0 03 QD QD QE QC QD IE
IF QE QC QD IE IF QE QD QC
D HG M":G=G+1 :RETURN:REM*58

260 FILTER1 000, 1,0,0, 15:PLAY"U7
XI T7 Q2 HE QF QG QG QF QE

52 RUN DECEMBER 1989

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QD QC QC QD QE .HD QC WC":
G=0: RETURN :REM*116

27f! COLOR1,2:F0R R=1TO200 :X=RND
( J )i'304 + 16:Y=RNDtl )*193:DRA
Wl ,X,Y; NEXT: FOR R=1TO140:X=
RND{1 ) + 32f):Y=RND(l )*7+l 93 :D
RAW! ,X,Y:NEXT :REM*73

280 C0L0R1 ,1S:CHAR1 ,0,0,CHRS(14
)+"(3 SPACEsJS E A S N '
S(3 SPACES fG H E E T I N G
S U2 SPACEs}"+CHR$(142) ,1
: REM* 68

290 CHAR1,0,1 ,"(40 SPACES}", 1:C
0L0R1 ,6:RETIJRN :REM*161

300 IP CT>10 TilEN W=23:V=177:EL
SE IFCT>5THENW=1 5:V=185

:REM*1 17

310 IFCT>20THENW=39:V=161 :ELSE
IF CT>15THEfi W=31:V = 169

:REM*160

320 COL0R1,2:F0R H =1T04:X=RND(
1 )*320:y=RNDt1 )*W + V:DRAW1 ,X
,y:NEXT: RETURN :REH*234

330 F0RS=1T08 : SPRITES, 0: NEXT: I
F RGR(0)>=5THEN GRAPHICS, 1:
ELSE GRAPHIC0,1 :REM*2'!2

340 PRINT"HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL

GOOD (CTRL 9 1 RUN {CTRL 0) R

EADERS , " ; PRINTTAB ( 1 ) " ( CRSR

DN)E V E R Y(3 SPACES }0 N
E !":END : REM* 170

350 FOR MO=3648TO409S:READ Z:PO

KE MO, Z: NEXT: RETURN: REM* 20 4
360 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,

0,0,0,0,0 :REM*223

370 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,

0,0,0,0,0 : REM* 169

380 DATA 0,0,124,0,0,254,0,1,25

3,0,3,255,128,3,255,128

:REM*210
390 DATA 3,25S,128,1,25S,0,0,25

4,0,0,124,0,2,0,0,0 :REM*74
400 DATA 2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0,0,0,0,0 :REM*U5

410 DATA 0,0,240,0,0,254,0,0,25

5,224,0,227,255,0,232,127

:REM*235
420 DATA 240,226,3,255,232,128,

31,226,42,150,232,128,31,22

6,3,255 :REM*75

430 DATA 232,63,240,227,255,0,2

55,240,0,255,0,0,240,0,2,0
:REM*146
440 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0,0, 0,0, is :REM*110

450 DATA 0,0,0,0,15,0,1,255,0,1

5,255,0,127,135,3,252

: REM* 60
460 DATA 7,255,224,87,255,0,7,0

,85,87,255,0,7,255,240,87

:REM*59
470 DATA 1,254,7,0,63,199,0,7,2

55,0,0,255,0,2,15,0:REM*219
480 DATA 64,0,0,2,0,0,64,0,0,2,

2,0,0,0,1,0 :REM*7

490 DATA 0,0,0,64,0,0,0,0,128,0

,0,0,0,0,0,0 :REM*69
500 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,32,0,0,0

,0,0,0,2,0 : REM* 140
510 DATA 0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,132,0,

2,0,0,0,4,0 :REM*206
520 DATA 128,0,2,0,0,2,0,32,0,0

,0,0,0,0,0,16 :REM*62
530 DATA 0,64,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0

,128,0,0,0,0 :REM*247
540 DATA 0,0,0,2,2,2,2,1,0,0,0,

0,2,0,0,5 :REH*S3

550 DATA 0,0,2,0,0,2,0,2,128,0,

0,0,0,0,0,0 :REM*215
560 DATA 0,32,1,0,16,0,0,0,2,0,

2,2,64,0,0,2 :R13M*182
570 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,1,0,

0,0,0,2,2 :REM*196

580 DATA 0,0,0,0,5,0,0,2,0,16,0

,0,0,0,0,0 :REM«255
590 DATA 0,2,0,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0

,0,0,0,0,0 :REM*140

600 DATA 0,0,0,64,0,16,0,0,8,4,

0,2,0,0,0,0 :REM*251
610 DATA 0,0,0,4,0,0,0,0,128,0,

4,0,0,0,0,2 :REM*6

620 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,128,12

8,0,0,0,0,0,0 :REM*94
630 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,1,2,0,0,0,0,

2,0,0,0,0 ;REM*184

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Here are some secrets that reveal an assortment
of Basic 7 .0 programming tricks.
By MARK JORDAN

WELCOME TO 128 MODE, a new
/?LW column that delves into the depths
of the C- 1 28 mother lode. Where shall
we delve? Every- ware; she Vales of Soft-
ware, the Hills of Hardware and the
vast Regions of Else-ware. That should
keep us busy for quite awhilel

One of the great joys of C:- ! 28 com-
puting is digging out secrets of the ma-
chine: back doors, undtKumented rou-
tines and alternative power uses. For
our first expedition, we'll look at several
of my favorite programming tricks.

Round and Round

How would yon go about program-
ming a sprite lo move in a circle? Here's
a sneaky way you might do it in Basic.

10 GRAPHIC1 : GRAPHICS :REM*102
20 X=160:Y=150 ;REM*1 14

30 SPRITE1,1,2 :REM*205

40 FORT=0TO360 STEP 5 :REH*153
50 LOCATE X,Y :REa*179

60 LOCATE 50;T :REH*168

70 MOVSPR 1 ,RDOT(0),RDOT(1 )

:RE.^1*23 3
80 NEXT :REH*210

90 GOTO 40 :REH*218

The trick involves using graphics
commands (in this case, Locate and
RDot) to move the pixel ciu-sor around.
The key lies in using the special notation
Basic 7.0 allows for moving the pixel
cursor a certain distance and angle from
a starting point, as line 40 demon-
strates. (See page 279 of your C-I28
System Guide for more details.) By hav-
ing the sprite follow the pixel cursor
{line 50), you can use graphics com-
mands to move sprites in unusual ways.

Want a smoother sprite orbit? Re-
move the STEP 3 in line 20. But be
prepared for a slower wait?.. You could
get around this limitation in a program
by using array.s to hold the X and Y
coordinates, or you could u.se the lol-
Itiwing little machine language inter-
rupt routine, I'ype it in and run ii, an<l
you'll find that every time you execute
a graphics drawing command, sprite 1
will move with the pixel cursor.

10 FORT = 0TO45:READA$:POKE3f)72 + T

,DEC(A$):NEXT :RE,'4*37

20 GRAPHICIfl : REM* 158

30 SPRITE1,1,2 :REM*205

40 SYS3072 :REM*145

50 DO:CrRCLE 1 , 1 70 , 1 00 , 70, 50: LO
OP : REM* 15

60 DATA 78,A9,0D,8D,1 4,03,A9,0C

:REM*37
70 I>ATA 00,15,03,58, 60, AD, 33,1 1

:REM*41
80 DATA 1 8,69,28,8D,D7,11 ,AD,32

:REM*168
90 DATA 1 1 ,29,01 ,F0,08, AD, E6,1 1

:REM*45
100 DATA 09,01 ,eD,E6, n ,AD,31 ,1
1 :REM*2 01

110 DATA 8D,D6,n ,4C,6 5,FA

:REM*96

Graphics commands such as llraw
and Box happen too fast to lielp unicii
with this routine, but (Circle is loaded
with potential. Page 24D of the system
guide shows bow to make ellipses, oc-
tagons, diamonds and triangles. With
the above routine, your sprites tan do
the same.

Save the Rasters!

Rasters are the "television lines" that
make up a monitor screen's image. On
the C-128 there are 200 of these hori-
zontal lines (400 in Interlaced mode,
but that's another article). They di.sap-
pear about as fast ;is they're paiiued
oiuo y<nir screen. Inn, thanks to some
creative use of SShnpe, you can save
tbeni and then do interesdng things
with them.

Such as? Such as wavy screen dis-
plays, stretehed out and slanted text,
and, as this little program illustrates, a
herringbone character display,

10 COLOR0,4:COLOR1 ,4:GRAPHIC1 ,1

:REH*224

15 SPRITEl ,1,2 :REM*188

20 FORT=0TOl :CHAR1 ,1 0,T,"VOILA!

(2 SPACES) HERRINGBONE": NEXT

iRE.'l*] 46

30 FF=1 :C0L0R1 , 1 :REM*200

4 FORT=0TO15 :REt1*25 3

50 SSHAPE AS,0,T,319,T ;REM*1 92

60 GSHAPE AS,0F,T+88 :REM*70

70 OF=OF+FF: IFOF=7OROF=0THENFF=

-FF !REM*74

80 NEXT :REM*210

Line 50 is the raster-saver. When us-
ing SShape, the last four parameters
are the upper-left and lower- right co-
ordinates of the area to be saved. Note
that this routine saves just one skinny
line of the gra[)hits screen each time
through the For-Next loop that starts
in line 40, and that it w<)rks from the
left side of the screen (0) to the right
(319) biit on the same vertical line (T)
each time.

Line 60 plays with these saved rasters
by using tiSbape, SSbape's fraternal
twin. By using an offset to place the
raster back down (the OF in lines (JO
and 70), a zig-zag pattern is easily
achieved.

This technique is powerful, and 1
proTui.se to declitate a full column to it
in ai] u[)coming issue.

Keying on thk Fly

The 128-inode Key command is very
popular becau.se it provides wliat 64
mode can't: user-detinablu function
keys. It does this by placing characters
in a queue waiting to be processed by
the operating system.

One oft-overlooked benefit of Key is i

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tliat you cnn use ii wliilc a piugram is
running, list's say yoii'it- wi itiiij; a link'
diilahasu of soiiit? stirl and want Lti givt.'
the USL-I' die coiivenieiite of liaviiig to
type in long phnises only once— a
macro of sorts. Von conld use the ibl-
lowing code:

1f)0 INPUT"TYPE IN yOUR MACRO FO
R THE ";K1$ :REM*46

110 KEY1 ,K1$ :REM*67

1000 [X) :REM*215

1010 GETKEYA$:PRINTA$; : REM* 155
1020 LOOP :REM*236

Tlien, wlienever you press VI. die
whok' string of diaratlers you typed in
line 100 will gel processed just as if yon
were typing thens rdresh. Try this trick
in a progrmn of yonr own; it's potent
and easy to do.

Power Keying

Lisung program Unes is about the
most mundane tiling a Basic progrnm-
iner does, and vising I he hnu tion keys
to do it is a natural, hi i'acl, l''7 cutnes
dfrmed to list lines.

lUn theie'.s listing and then iheic's
"listing" — [xiwer-listing, thai is. Mere
are three tips:

1) Define yonr list lines like this:

KEY l."{rr[Rl/'l} {fM.R-IIOME}.
COUIRt). 1 :(:()].( )R 1 . 1 ;.SI.()\V:GRAPmCO:
LIS ['(.starling lim'#)-(Lirding
linc#)" + c:HRS(l:S)+ "{CHSR UI'Ht^K.SK
UP}" + t:HRS(27} + "("'"

This will always bring y<ni b;ick into
Edit mode with the screen, cursor-color
and Graphics mode of your ciioice, no
matter what you were doing beibre. <Of

course, you should change the specifics
to suit yourself) And it will shut ofTtbat
annoying Insert mode (escape/A) you
niight have been using, as well as get
rid of that even more annoying Ready
[)ronij)t. Definitely a power list!

2) To list two sections of lines on the
same screen, try this:

KF.V 1. "I, IST{ starting line#>-
(cnciiny litif#):LlS Installing liiic#)-
(L-ndiiig liiiL-#r + t:HR$(l:*)

Works like a charm, as long as theie
aren't too many lines in eidier range.

'^) BSave your key defniidons for
wha[e\'er program you're working on.
Here's how-

USAVK "KK.YT[nS.l'RCX;R.\M".ll().i'-!(li)n

Then include the fi)llowing line as the
fu'.st ime in that program you're work-
ing on:

[ILOAD "KKY.THIS.PROGR-AM"

Now, every time you boot up to work,
your keys will tie teady to go.

Off-Keying

For ricbei, fuller sound effects, mis-
time all tlnee C-128 voices just a little.
That'.s right, make them sing ofF-key,
The result, unlike human singing that's
off pitch, is pleasing. And it's easy to
do: .Siiu])ly atljust very slightly tlie .sec-
ond parameter in tlieStnmd statement.
Try this one from liie keyboard;

If) S0UND1 ,500f1,50:SOUND2,5020,5
0:SOUND3, 5^40,50 :REM*206

Alas, (he Play statement is set in ROM

and is iriathematically tuned. .Another
case of peifcctionism gone awry.

Taking CMD of Things

Almost everyone uses CMD to do one
thing only: print program listings.
That's like using yonr biceps just to
check your watch. CMD has got mus-
cle — use it.

Use it to save to a disk file anything
you can print on tlie screen: program
lines, machine language listings, screen
dumps, variables, and so tni. Here's
what you need to type in to start the
process:

DOPEX #2.'TtMHO[L\RY",VV:CMD 2

Now, anything that would normally
go to the screen will be s;ived to the
disk. I used this technii|Ue to save all
tile listings in this article, ['"irst I typed
the routines in Basic and tested them.
Then I opened a temporary (ile as
above. Next I typed LIS T. , .but noth-
ing showed up on the screen, of course,
because the oiajHit w;ts going to the
disk. I'ben 1 closed the file (a cruci;il
ste[)— just type DCl.OSK ;uid bil the
return key when you're done), i'iually,
I booted up my word processor, found
the file and loaded it, confident that it
would be free of mistakes.

Okay, shovels u[). We didn't dig very
hard or very dee]), but we have exposed
a few handsome nuggets. .As lime goes
by, we'll discover lots nunc. Until next
time, keep digging! ■

Mark Jordan, it high sckoo! English
tmcher byf/rofession, has been programming
Commodore amif) titers mice 1 983.

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leitain (J4 or 128 conligurations.

AKtriicFoX: If lighters are chasing
you, head for a motintaiu or the force
field. They may shoot, but if you're clo.Se
euongh to the obstacle, they'll slam into
it, ending tliat battle.

— [i-.!i- i:()X
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Tl IK U ARIVS T \i K III; After you com-
plete the Chaos dungeon, you can tnake
new characters, then lake iheni in whh
the rest of the group to kill llrilhasli
again and again. This wilt give the new
characters alxmt iif) levels. It's best to
have Bede or 1 leal bei()re trying this.

You get an extra 2ri,(M)() experience
points every time you kill Brilhasti.

\'ou need a longbow and black arrows
to kill Sceadu.

— StEVK & I.tNllA SKIDI.

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MONOPOLY: To give or receive cash
when two players are working ti>gether.
select the Trade option. Use the Quit
option within the frade option to select
no property for either player. I'lieti en-
ter at) amount after die Cash Amotint
prompt.

— Gknk LK'lKi.i.tr.K
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Oirr RtJN: Always try to have the Fer-
rari pushed to the max by the lirst turn

of the game. .\lso, keep the Joystick
[lushed forward and take the inside lane
on the turirs. Let the ear sort of glide
across the lanes,

— ACF.
Address unknown

IJl.lIMA IV Do not kill creatures
fleeing from you after battle. It will make
it harder fiir you to become an avatar.

1 Iel[) others whenever yon can. Give
genet onsly to the poor, and donate
units of blood to the Mystic llealer in
,Skara lltae. Me is located on an isle
near S|)iiitwood, rongiiiy .stnithwest of
the tlreat t;astle.

Many items are "buried" in the
ground, so you may have to search
three or four limes for them. Kach
searrb is e(]nivalent to digging deeper.

— PKIEK LjMJIUO

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Contra At the bottom of the waterfall
( stage, jutnp up to the next ledge. .-Vs
soon as you get there, shoot the pillbox
twice and jttmp down again. Wait for
the enemy to pass; then jump up again,
jump across atul get yoin' barrier. Vou
should now he able to jinnp straigllt up
to tiie top withoin being killed.

— B]t\DLEY POCU Et.tjO

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Pool. OF RaDIANCK: Do you ever
have problems where your players
don't seem to have enotigh hit points
or experience? Here's a solution.

When you create your player, put
him in tiie party only. Get his or her
equipment, then head to the training
tetuer aiul enter the sparring room.
Wheti asked if you want to spar, answer
no. Yoti'll llien be asked if you want
someone lo join y<mr party. .*Vnsweryes,
atitl get a group of fourth level fighters
or other jieople.

By the way, you can tell the level of
the NPC by the number of shares they
ask for. For exanijjle, two shares indi-
cates a secoitd or third level NPC.

.Vfter you liave a high-level player,
you can go back to your original disk.
Remove him from your party, and he'll
be saved to the disk. .-Vfter a while, you'll
have lots of high-level people oti that
disk. Restart the game by rebooting and
creating a new party.

— Cn.\D Evans
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Dksi.RT Fo.V- Try to avoid Ambush,
Convoy and Minefield conflicts, be-
cause you are most likely to he damaged
in them. .Send the [ilanes to I'-.ndia; tlien
go first to the battle < lo.sest to Fobruk.
Head northeast iiom there, where there
are only a few encounters. Finally, head
to either battlesite.

—Charles Murac'-h
Lansing, 1L

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die Search i()r Life mission or any long
mission, play with all four players, using
one of them for money. Use one player
for research and another for explora-
uon. Trade tech points and money be-
tween players.

—Ryan Fillmore
Gridley. CA

IK.VRI W.ARRIORS At the Start of each
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the scrccTi, Instead of risking a life to
get it, you can move one or two inches
lo the right of ifje screen. When you
get there, pull tiack on your joystick,
press the firebutton and the gienade
button at the same time. You'll auto-
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on both the first and the second tanks.

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The buttons in the gainc room have
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name; White swipes at both puny
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radar truck; and Green moves.

On the piano, play the song you
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opens, go down and gt'i the South pillar,
then go up and push the piano south.
&) back down and get the North pillar,
then enter the passage to find the park-
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TliK LECKNI> ok BljVCK.StKVER: To
increase your hit points to the maxi-
mum of 200, go to any of the temples.
When the priest asks you for a tribute,
offer the same number of gold pieces
as the number of hit points you need.
It works every time.

The Tongue of Flame magic spells
are good investments, costing only 25
gold pieces. They pay for themselves in

no time if you use them to kill monsters.

King Dureck's Casde is by the ocean,
south of tbc Iron Forge.

.'\i the Metal Works display, use the
blue gem that you found at Dureck's
Castle. Then buy an Armor Enhance-
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—Tommy Dyer
jacksboro, tx

Fhk Three Srx in the hos-

pital, try to stay in the middle of the
hall, and don't run too fast. In boxing,
stay on one side of the street; you can
make it on time by running slowly. In
Cracker, wait for the oyster to come up.

—Alex MAtJ
Brooklyn, NY

\Vam( LAND When you're ready to
start a siege on the Oudaw Hideout in
the city of Quartz, you can surprise
them by attacking from the roof To do
this, go to the Space of No Design, be-
tween the Outlaw Hideout and the
building to the left. Remember to bring

a I'ope and something to break the glass
skylight with.

When you're badly wounded on the
second level of Base Cochise, you need
to get back to the surface. Just go to the
one-way force field to tbe left of the
stairs. This will take you to the begin-
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1 ADM IT IT, I enjoy oblherating aliens
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ping away my problems with a laser
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oi at til ally using my brain to win a com-
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Whatever the reason, my gray matter
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my joystick. Here are smne of the games
that have recently given me reason to
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dictive and challenging. The first three
appeal to the side of my brain that con-
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peals strictly to my sense of logic and
strategy.

Tetris

How is it that a game Uke Tetris,
which seems only slightly more com-
plicated to program than Pong, has be-
come one of the hottest computer
games? Perhaps more important, why
did we lei the Russians think of it lirst?
Specirutn HoloByte's fetris has already
earned itself a place in the Computer
Game Hall of Fame because of its de-
ceptively simple, yet addictive, game-
play— a cliche I know, but it is true. The
program's status as a classic is con-
firmed by the recent appearance ofTet-
ris-inspired games like Accolade's Men-
tal Blocks (see below) and C^alifornia
Dreams' Blockout.

In case you've been hopelessly lost in
a dungeon for the past few years, here's
ht)w Tetris works. You begin with an
empty pit. Various shaped blocks fall,
one at a time, into the pit. Each block is

Qix darBE you to avoid gBttlng zapped by its
chnrgfl of Btectrical energy.

made up of four small squares; some
resemble the letter L, others look like T,
and so forth.

The blocks fall slowly at first, but their
speed increases as the game progresses.
Your job is to use ycnir joystick to Ruide
the tailing blocks imo plate, rotating
them if necessary, to form complete lay-
ers of blocks across the pit. Points are
scored for every block that enters the pit
and for finishing rows.

You don't need an extensive mental
database to excel at'lelris- just a turbo-
charged CPL', Early on, when the blocks
are falling slowly, 'Fetris is fairly easy to
play. As the blocks speed up, however,
and your uncompleted rows begin inch-
ing toward the top of the pit, it lakes a
quick and decisive mind to analyze the
situation and slide each new piece into
place. I'or a game with "blocky" graph-
ics, Fetris is pretty hard to resist,

Qix

Back when every lunchtime saw the
arcades packed with truant school chil-
dren and businessmen in three-piece
suits, Qix was one of the hottest coin-
ops you could drop a quarter into. Its
relatively slow pace and strategic chal-
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favorite among "ibinking" arcade ad-
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draw. .^\s each block is completed. It is
filled with a colorful pattern. However,
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surge of electrical energy— Qix— which
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into a solid block. So, you are vulnerable
whenever you're attempting to com-
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action by deadly Sparx that travel along
the existing lines.

'Fhe main strategic dilemma here is
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screen as quickly as possible, or to pa-
tiently build a network of smaller blocks
that can eventually be linked with short
lines to form larger sections, l'"or iid-
vanced players, hovvever, the re;il chal-
lenge is in trying to trap Qix in as small
a space as possible.

Mental Blocks

.'\s I mentioned above, Mental Blocks
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to have been inspired by "Fetris. Mental
Blocks is actually a colletiion of three
diilereni brain-teasing contests, 'llie
first game. Free Fall, has two varia-
tions—one that's essentially identical to
Tetris, but another that lets you fill a
three-dimensional pit with three-di-
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background as well as from side to side.

Unfortunately, the other two brain
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you're asked to select the cube's coun-
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the next logically following geometric
shape in a series.

Mental Blocks can be enjoyed by one
or two players, and high scores are
saved to disk. Best of all, betau.se Menial
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TablB 1. HinCB and tips.

Tetris and Mental Blocks:

—The faster you drop a block into
place, the more points you'll receive
for it, so try to work as quickly as
possible. Learn to judge exactly
wliere a block will land white it's slill
high in the pit.

—.Avoid using the ends of long thin
blocks to fill small holes.
—Take advantage of the fact that
Tetris shows you the next block
ahead of titne. Try to plan your po-
sitioning two blocks at a time.

Qix:

— Draw thin columns (made up of
many small blocks) to divide the
playing field into halves or, if pos-
sible, quarters.

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into one of the corners and trap it
by closing ofl'that quarter.

— Remember, you get more points
for sections you complete when us-
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is required to complete a large sec-
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TrianGO:

—TrianGO is not won by capturing
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being the last player to make a legal
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sitional control of the board,

— Don't give up control of a large
section of the board just to capture a
few of your opponent's stones. In-
stead, (ill triangles that are ehgible for
capture with your own stones so that
when von do capture, vou't! get back
a lot of stones that are replayable.

— Don't place stones in tbe center of
the board unless you already control
the area. M&o, don't create triangles
that can be easily destroyed when
yimr opponent captures.

Risk:

— If you select your own territories,
try to grab all of the territories on a
single continent at the outset. De-

pending on the continent you con-
trol, this could give you between two
and seven extra armies on each turn.

— If you do capture an entire con-
tinent, defend your borders well so
you can withstand enemy invasions.

— Don't spread yourself too tliin. It's
better to have a small invincible em-
pire than a large one that's in danger
of collapsing under its own weight.

Chessmaster 2100:

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got all niglii. You can even shut ofl'
the on-screen game clocks if it helps
you to relax when playing.
—While tbe 3-D board looks great,
it might be easier to analyite your
position while playing on the 2-D
board. Remember, you can switch
between boards in tlie middle ol the
game withoui disturbing the [)ieces.

— If the computer has a weakness,
it's during its middle gaine. fry to
set up a strong defensive position
early, while looking for weaknesses
in tbe computer's position.

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tempt to expaiitl your cmtiire.

Battles are dtcidcd by a roll of iIil-
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turn, you can fortify your position by
moving armies from one occupied ler-
ritorj^ to any adjacent territory tliat you
also controi. This usually means taking
armies fnmi a well-protected interior
territory and placing ibem on a more
vulnerable border territory.

Needless to say, ibe initial placement
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try to occupy large chunks of adjacent
territories in specific continents with ibe
eventual goal of conquering and forti-
fying the entire cotiiineni. j\lso, tenieiii-
ber ibat not all continents are created
etjual. C^ontrolling Asia, for instance,
earns ytni seven new artnies per lurn,
while controlling Soiitb America or
Australia only nets you two,

Chessmaster 2100

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Here's how to make your own greeting cards using
geoPublish, with an assist from geoPaint.
By DOUGLAS BAYLES

THERE ARE MANY [irogrums on the
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greeting cards. They ma)' be menu-
driven and easy to use, but most of them
are so structured that they limit you
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example, allowing you to use only one
grapliit per section. And you don't
really have true freedom of choice as
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must place it in one (or more) of the
predetermined locations permitted by
the program.

If you own CEOS and a copy of geo-
Publish, however, you no longer have
to settle for all those limitations. Geo-
Publish allows you great flexibility and
is capable of utilizing clip-art graphics
from Print Shop, Print Master and
Newsroom, thanks to the CEOS Graph-
ics tJrabber, Here is a guide to help you
use geoPublish to produce your own
truly distinctive greeting cards just as
easily as you could with those otlier
programs.

You will need two work disks— one
for geoPublish and one for geoRaint.
First set up a geoPublisli work disk with
geoPublish, your printer file and the
Photo Manager. Then set up a geoMnt
work disk with geol'iiint, I'hoto Man-
ager and any fonts you intend to use.
If you wish, you niay include atiy photo
albums and/or the Graphics Grabber;
or you can create your own graphics
with geoPaint.

THE Creative Process

The next thing to do, oi" course, is to
decide what you want your card to look
like. I've chosen a birthday card for my
daughter as my example. 1 want the
front to have a picture of a birthday
cake with the word "HAPPY" above it,
"BIRTHDAY" below it, and her age on
it, and I've chosen the Dvvinelle font for
this. (It's a good idea to use a font the
same size or slightly smaller (ban you
want the iinished product to be.) Inside
the card, I've decided to use a Print
Shop graphic called Sunshine, with the
caption "Many Happy Returns of the
Day!" For this, I cluise a font called
Spats, because it looks like peptjerminl

sticks, and she loves peppermint.

Once you've decided on a design, ant!
your work disks are ready to go, open
geoPaint and create the file "Card,
temp". This is just a temporary file to
use in .setting everything up for geo-
Pubhsh. Start by importing, drawing or
pasting the graphic you want to have
on the front of your card. Then, using
the Edit Hox tool, create a photo scrap
by selecting Copy from the Edit menu.

Now select the Photo Manager from
the GEOS menu and create a new al-
bum called "Card StufT'. P:iste the
photo scrap into ihe album and return
to geohiint. Clear the work s[)ace or
move to a clear space on the canvas,
'fhen select the Text tool from the tool-
box and enter each word or phrase (the
shorter tlie better) in the desired fi>ni,
saving them to the photo album just as
you did die graphic. When you've savetl
all the pieces that will go on the front
of your card, it's titne to start on the
inside.

This is done basically the same way,
with one important difference: each
graphic, word or phrase must be turned
upside di>wn liefore it is saved to the
plioio album. To do this, click twice on
the Rotate button in the bottom toolbox
just before you copy the graphic or
word to the photo scrap. (It's better to
use tile Rotate button than the Mirror-
Y button, because text will be printed
backward if you simply invert it. Of
course, you could use Mirror-Y and
then Mirror-X, and it would look okay,
hut that's two separate buttons.)

When you have everything you want
on your card (except fiir borders) saved
into one photo album, exit geoPaint to
the desk Top and copy the photo album
"Card Stuff" to your geoPublish work
disk. Open geoPublish and create a new
file called "The Card". Now you create
a Master hige. Select Master I'sige from
the Mode menu and set the following
horii^ontal guidelines, using the ruler
along the left side of the paper: '/,, 5. 6,
and 10 inches. (See Figure 1.) Do the
same for the vertical guidelines, setting
ihcni at '4. ;)'/„ 'IV, and 8 inches. The
from of your card will be the Ijottoni

right quadrant and the inside will be
the top left.

Tills would be a good time to save
your Master Page to a library so you
won't have to redraw it each time you
create a new card. 1 suggest you estab-
lish a new Master I'age Library just for
your cards, since you are not tied to
just one format. Refer to your geo-
Publish manual for instructions on cre-
ating libraries, or simply select Library
from the File menu and follow the
prompts.

While still in the Master Page mode,
activate the Snap fiuictiott In tlie Op-
tions menu. Now select the Polygon tool
from the totjltjox and create a box in
the upper left quadrant by clicking once
in each corner formed by the innermost
guidelines (double click on the last cor--
ner). llo the same thing in the lower
right (]uadrant. These boxes fiirrn the
borders and, of course, are optional.
Now you should also save this Master
Page to your library, so you won't have
to recreate it every time you want this
standard style card.

The Graphics

Now you're ready li)r the graphics.
Select the Page Graphics mode from the
Mode menu and click on the border
line in the bottom right quadrant. Select
the Attributes tool, and y<m'll be pre-
sented with a dialog box that allows you
to change the width of the border and
select a pattern for it. (By the way, there
are some public domain applicadons
out there that permit you to design your
own patterns for GEOS.) To see your
border in its true form, you have to
select Zoom from the Display menu; but
for now, trust me- it will be what you
selected.

At this point, it's time to start placing
everything from your photo album onto
the card itself I usually start by |)uiting
my graphics on the page, but you can
place the text photos first if ytiu want. It
really doesn't matter, since geoPubhsh
is so versatile that it lets you rearrange
everything ume and time again! .-Xfter
placing your text and graphic photos in
their approximate positions on the front i

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of I lie tarci, )oi] can resize and reposi-
tion thetn anywhere you likt'. Remem-
ber t!ia( if you cover part ofyotir pitture
witli SOUK' of your text, you have the
choke of'tisiog either Opaque or Trans-
parent luotie. Choose whichever looks
better on your card.

Repeal the whole procedure for the
inside of your card, using the top left
qiiadtaut, iti wliitli, reniemher, every-
thing niusi he ugjside dovvt). li you Vt'ant
to give yourseli credit on the back of the
curd, you can >iini])ly select the text tool
from tile toolbox and create whatever
you want for the back (bottom-left
quadrant) of your card.

Figure 2 is an illustration of what my
card looks like in the ['review mode. If
you lind that you need to make fine
acijustmerns to your graphics, you can
cio it ill Zooni mode.

Now the testl Print a copy of your
card by selecting Print from the File
menu. Tiiis first printout may not be
properly aliffned. To fix this, measure
the distance from each border to the
nearest edge of the paper. The.">c mea-
surements should all lie equal. Ideally,
there should be half an inch of space
from each edge to a plain, diin-line
border. If this doesn't mm out to be
the case, readjust the paper in your
]ni tiler ;ind try again,

t)nce you get a perfect printout, exit
to the duskTop and .select ihe Master
I'age l.tbrary by clicking on its icon.
Then select Info from the file menu
and leave yoiir.self a note in the remarks
box, so you'll know how to set up your
printer the next time you make a card.

The best way to fold your cards is to
begin by folding the top half back so
that you have the front of the card on
one side of the paper and die inside on
the other. Next, hold the card so that
you're ltx>ki!ig at the inside (the left half
is blank). Now fold the left side over the
right and you should be looking at the
front. Make your folds as carefully as
you can. st) the corners t oiiie out even.
You can trim ihe edges with scissors,
but if you cut ton much off, it wifl put
the borders off center.

There are many dilferent card de-
signs in ihe world today. If you create
a Master Page for each one you like,
you'll have no trouble making unique
greeting cards for any occasion. The use
of colored paper or colored markers
can also greatly help to brighten up
your cards.

You could even print your Christmas
cards on a laser printer and then have
a professional printer run off copies for
you. Then you can have colored ink
and paper, or even teal card stock! The

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enjoy using geoPublish for making and has become an ejilhi.sia.'^tk GEOS user.
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The (jliOKAM expansion board — for both
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usiiijj (HiOS, ii.H il can practically elim-
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'Hiat not only increases your machine's per-
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9152
30 FOR I=0TO169:REftDB:CK-CK+B:POKE SA+I,B:NEXT
40 IFCKo 20651 TiiEKPRIKT"DATA ERROR !":END
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60 PHINTC[IRS|147)STH$IMOI" RUN CilECKSUM" : PRINT
70 PRINT"TO TOGGLE ON OR OFF, Si;s"SA:IF «0 = 1 28

THEN 100
80 POKESA»13,124:POKESA+15,165:POKESA4 25,124:PO

KESA+26,1 65
90 POKESA+39,20:POKESA+41 ,21 : POKESA+1 23 , 205 :POK

ESA + 1 24,169
100 POKESAt4,lNT(SA/Z56):SYS SA:NEK
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255,133,176,133,180,166,22
130 DATA 164,23,134,167,132,168,170,189,0,2,240

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140 DATA 3,232,206,240,189,0,2,240,42,201,32,20

8, 4, 164, 180, 240, 31, 201, 34
150 DATA 208,6,165,180,73,1,133,180,230,176,164

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160 DATA 167,165,168,105,0,133,168,136,208,230,

232,208,209,169,42,32,210
170 DATA 255,165,167,69,168,170,169,0,32,50,142

,169,32,32,210,255,32,210
180 DATA 255,169,13,32,210,255,104,168,96,104,1

70,24,32,240,255,104,168
190 DATA 96,56,32,240,255,138,72,152,72,24,162,

0,160,0,32,240,255,169
200 DATA 42,208,196

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SHFT R){SHFT A) {SHFT PKSHFT

H} (SHFT M}{SHPT A) {SHFT K} (

SHFT E){SHFT RHSHFT SPACE) 6

4/128 ♦*♦*" :REM»195

90 REM "****t2 SPACES) BY (SHFT

R}OBIN [SHFT F}RANZEL{2 SPAC

Es}****" :REM*21 1

100 EEM "****{5 SPACES) {SHFT J)

ONE, 1988 {5 SPACES}****"

:REM*9 7

110 REM "******•**********»■*****

****♦*" :REM*122

120 GOT064JJ :REM*203

130 REM *♦** COMPUTE TABS •***

: REM* 7 7
140 TA=ABS{INT{ (C0-ML)/2) ) :RETU
RN :REM*52

150 REM **** SPECIAL MESSAGES *
*** :REM*255

160 ML = 10:GOSUH1 4(1: PRINT" {SHFT
CLRKCRSR DN)"SPC(TA)"{CTRL
9) {SHFT E)DIT (SHFT G)RAPH
{2 CRSR DNs)":RETURN:REM*20
170 ML=12:GOSUBT10:PRIMT"{SHFT
CLR}{CRSR DN)"SPC(TA)"{CTRL
9) {SHFT ORHATE {SHFT G}RA
PH{2 CRSR DNs)": RETURN

:REM*130
180 ML = 1 ; GOSUin 40 : PRINT" (SHFT
CLR){CRSR DNJ"SPC(TA)"{CTRL
9) {SHFT SHSHFT A) {SHFT V)
{SHFT E) {SHFT G){SHFT R){S
HFT A) {SHFT P) {SHFT H){2 CR
SR DNs)":RETURN : REM* 23

190 ML=10:GOSUB1 40: PRINT" {SHFT
CLR){CRSR DN)"SPC{TA)"{CTRL
9) (SHFT Ij) (SHFT 0)(SHFT A)
(SHFT D) {SHFT G) {SHFT R) (S
HFT A) {SHFT P}(SHFT H){2 CR
SR DNs)":RETURN :REM*1 51

200 ML=18:G0SUB1 40: PRINT" {SHFT
CLR)"LEFTS{CLS,12)SPC{TA)"(
SHFT N)0 {SHFT G)RAPH IN tS
HFT M) EMORY" :REM*221

210 FORI=1TO1S00: NEXT: RETURN

:REM*155
220 ML=2a:G0SUBl 40; PRINT" {SHFT
CLR ) "LEFTS { CL$ ,12) SPC ( TA ) " {
SHFT E)RASE {SHFT G}RAPH IN
{SHFT M}EMORY? (Y/N)"

:RE.M*12 7
230 REM ***• WAIT FOR Y/N ***♦

:REM*193

240 GETA$:IFA$<>"Y"TKENIFA$<>"N

"THEN240 :REM*8

250 RETURN :REM*137

260 ML=25:GOSUB140:PRINTCL$SPC(

TA)" PRESS ANY KEY TO CCNTIN

UE"; :REH*49

270 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN270

:REM*219
280 REM ♦**♦ DISPLAY LOWERCASE

**** :REM*87

290 F0RI=1T0LEN{A$):PRINTCHR$(A

SC(MID$(A$,I,1 ) )AND127); : NE

XT :REM*2 32

300 RETURN :REM*187

310 REM **♦* DECLARE VARIABLES

**** :REM*79

320 CL0SE1 :0PEN1 ,0 :REM*177
330 MO=128:M=PEEK(21 5) ;IFM=128T

HEN370 :REM*39

340 IFM<>0THENMOa64 : REM* 70
350 CO=40:RA=6 :REM*1

360 GOTO380 :REM*188

370 CO=80:RA=12 :REM*59

380 DIMRV(12) ,RV$(15) ,RNS(12) ,S

V(12),RA(12,2) :REM*65
390 TT$="":LE$3"":RN=0:G=0:PW=4

: REM* 16

400 CL$="(HOMEl[24 CRSR DNs)"

:REM*125
410 RETURN : REM* 4 2

420 REM ***♦ OPEN FILES ****

: REM* 1 4 8
430 CLOSE4:CLOSE5:OPEN4,4,S1 :0P

EN5,4,S2 :REM*104

4 40 RETURN :REM*6 8

450 CLOSE15:OPEN15,8,15,"10":HE

TURN :REM*202

460 INPUTj¥15,N1 ,N2$,N3,N4:IFN1 <

20THBNRETURN : REM* 140

470 ML=10:GOSUB1 40: PRINT" {SHFT

CLR}"LEFTS{CL$,12)SPC(TA)"(

CTRL 9) {SHFT D) (SHFT I){SHF

T S){SHFT K){SHFT SPACE) (SH

FT E){2 SHFT Ra){SHFT 0} (SH

FT R) (CRSR DN)" : REM* 53
480 ML=25:G0SUB1 40:PRINTSPC(TA)

N1;N2$;N3;N4 :REM*148
490 G0SUB2 60: RETURN :REM*187
500 REM ***» CREATE LABEL /SYMBO

Lie **** :REM*240

510 MA=RV(1 ) :MI=MA:IFRN=1THEN57

: REM* 55

520 FORI=2TORN : rem* 5 4

530 IFRV(I)=:0THEN5S0 :REM*61
540 IFRV(I) >MATHENMA=RV{I)

:REM*1 90
550 IFRV(I)<MITHENMI=RV(I)

:REM*127
560 NEXT :REM*176

570 IFMA=MITHENMI=HA-14:IFMI<0T

HENMI=1 :MA=1 5 :REM*Q
580 RA=MA-MI:NC=INT(RA/1 4) :IFNC

<>RA/14THENNC=NC+1 :REM*197
590 RV${1 )=STR$tMI) :F0RI=2TO1 5

:REM*136
500 RV${I)=STR${VAL(RV$(I-1 ) )+N

C):NEXT : REM* 108

610 F0RI=1TORN:SV(I)=INT( ( (RV(I

)-MI)/NC)+l .5);NEXT:REM*1S9
620 RETURN :REM*248

630 REM **** START PROGRAM »***

:REM*142
640 POKE53281 ,12:POKE532e0,1 1

:REM*91
6 50 PRINTCHR$(14)CHR$(8) :G0SUB3

20 :REM*68

660 ML=18:G0SUB1 40: PRINT" {CTRL

2) {SHFT CLR) {7 CRSR DNs)"SP

C(TA)"(SHFT G){SHFT R) {SHFT
A) (SHFT P)(SHFT H)(SHFT M)

{SHFT A) (SHFT K)(SHFT E) {SH

FT R){SHFT SPACE) 64/1 28"

:REM*1 5 6
570 ML=2:G0SUB1 40: PRINT: PRINTSP

C(TA)"BY" iREM*213

680 ML = 1 4 :G0SUB1 40 SPRINT; PRINTS
PC(TA)"{SHFT R)OBIN {SHFT F
)RANZEL" :REM*44

690 ML=32:G0SUB1 40:PRINT"{12 CR
SR DNs)"SPC(TA)"{SHFT R)UNN
ING IN {SHFT C)-"; : REM* 185

700 PRINTRIGHT$(STRS(MO) ,LEN(ST
R$(MO) )-l ) ;" - "; : REM* 84

710 PRINTRIGHT$(STR$(CO) ,2) ;" {
SHPT OOLUMN {SHFT M)ODE";
;REM*107

720 FORI=1TO1750:NEXT :REM*221

730 REM *+** MAIN MENU *»**

: REM* 7 2

740 ML=17:G0SUB1 40: PRINT" {SHFT
CLR) {CRSR DN)"SPC(TA)"{CTRL
9) {SHFT G){SHFT R) (SHFT A)
(SHFT P){SHFT H)(SHFT M){SH
FT A) (SHFT K){SliFT E) {SHFT
R) 64/128" :REM*122

750 ML=9:G0SUB1 40:PRINT"{2 CRSR

DNs)"SPC(TA)" (SHFT M) {SHFT

A) {SHFT I) {SHFT N){SHFT SP

ACE) {SHFT M){SHFT E) {SHFT N

) {SHFT U)" ; REM* 19

760 ML=18:GOSUB140:PRINT"{2 CRS
R DNs)"; : REM* 187

770 PRINTSPC(TA)"1 . (2 SPACES) {S
HFT OREATE {SHFT G)RAPH":P
RINT :REM*203

780 PRINTSPC(TA)"2. {2 SPACES) (S
HFT V)IEW {SHFT G)RAPH":PRI
NT :REH*94

790 PRINTSPC(TA)"3, {2 SPACEs) {S
HFT E)DIT {SHFT G)RAPH":PRI
NT : REM* 125

800 PRINTSPC(TA)"4. (2 SPACEs) (S
HFT S)AVE (SHFT G)RAPH":PRI
NT :REM»223

810 PRINTSPC(TA)"5. (2 SPACES) {S
HFT DOAD (SHFT G)RAPH":PRI
NT :REM*139

820 PRINTSPC(TA)"6. {2 SPACEs) {S
HPT PJRIHT {SHFT G)RAPH":PR
INT :REM*125

830 PRINTSPC(TA)"7. (2 SPACEs) {S
HFT P)RINTER (SHFT S}ETUP";
PRINT :REM*249

840 PRINTSPC{TA)"8. {2 SPACEs} (S
HFT E}ND {SHFT P)ROGRAM"

:REM*42

850 ML=28:GOSUB140:PRINTCL$SPC(
TA)"{SHFT E)NTER {SHFT S)EL
ECTION (1-8) (3 SPACES)";

: REM* 1 1 6

360 IFMO=64THENPOKE198,0

: REM* 190

870 IFMO=128THENPOKE208,0

:REM*209

880 IFGTHENINPUT"{3 SPACEs)2{3
CRSR LFs)";A$:GOTO900:REM*3

890 INPUT" {3 SPACEs)1{3 CRSR LF
s)";AS ;REM*64

900 ONVAL(A$)GOTO980,1390,1220,
2380,2570,1 770,2770, 920:GOT
O740 :REM*97

910 REM **** END PROGRAM ****

:REM*141

920 IFG=0THENGOTO950 :REM*245

H4 R V \

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GRAPHMAKER

930 ML=20:GOSUB1 40: PRINT" (SHFT

CLR]"LEFT$(CI,$,12JSPC(TA)"( 12 20
SHFT A) RE YOU SURE? {2 SPACE
s)(Y/N)" :REM*108 1230

940 GOSUB240:IFA$<>"y"THEN740 1240

:REM*14e
950 ML=13:G0SUB1 40: PRINT" iSHFT
CLR ) "LEFTS ( CL$ , T 2 ) SPC ( TA ) " {
SHFT P)ROGRAM ENDED"

:REM*230 1250
960 PRINTCHR$(9):END :REM*224
970 REM **** CREATE GRAPH ****

:REM*176
980 IFG=0THEN1010 :REM*1G4

990 GOSOB220:IFA$="N"THEN740 1260

: REM* 170
1000 CLR:GOSUB320 : REM*! 40

1010 GOSUB170 :REM*64

1020 ML=16:GOSUB140:PRINTSPC(TA 1270
)"{SHFT P)RESS {LEFT ARROW
] FOR {SHFT M} (SHFT E} {SHF
T NXSHFT U){CRSH ON)" 1280

:REM*118
1030 PRINT" {SHFT E)NTER {SHFT T 1290
)ITLE;{2 SPACES) (CTRL 9)";
: INPUTS 1 ,TT$: PRINT: REM* 11 3 1300
1040 IFTT$="{LEFT ARROW ) "THEN: C 1310
LR:GOSUB3 20:GOTO7 40

: REM* 24 6
1050 PRINT" {SHFT E)NTER {SHFT L

1EGEND:{2 SPACES} (CTRL 9)" 1320
; :INPDT#1 , LE$: PRINT:REM*62
1060 IPLES="{LEFT ARROW) "THEN:C

LR:GOSUB320:GOTO740 1330

;REM*223 1340
1070 PRINT"{SHFT N)UMBER OF {SH
FT R)ANGES (1-1 2): {8 SPACE
s)(6 CRSR LFs)"; - INPUT#1 ,R
N$:RN=VAL(RNS) :REM*141 1350
1080 IFRN>0ANDRN<13THEN1 100

:REM*50
1090 PRINT: PRINT" {CRSR UP)";:GO 1360

TO1070 :REM*99

1100 PRINT" {CRSR DN)":PRINT"{SH 1370
FT KjEYBOARD OR {SHFT D)IS 1380
K {SHFT DNPUT? (K/D){6 SP
ACEs}{4 CRSR LFs ) " ; : INPUTjS 13 90
1 ,A$:PRINT :REM*139
1110 IFA$<>"K"ANDA$<>"D"THENPRI 1400
NT: PRINT" (2 CRSR UPi3)";:GO
TO1100 :REM*61 1410

1120 IFA$="D"THEN2950 :REM*149
1130 PRINT :REM*6

1140 F0RI=1 TORN: PRINT" (SHFT L}A 1420
BEL FOR {SHFT R)ANGE"I"{CR 1430
SR LF}:{2 SPACES) {CTRL 9)"
;:INPUTI1 ,RN$[I) :PRINT:NEX 1440
T :REM*168

1150 GOSUB170 :REM*212 1450

1160 FORI = 1 TORN :REM*184 i4 60
1170 PRINT" {SHFT E}NTER (SHFT M

)AX (SHFT V)ALUE FOR (SHFT 1470

R}ANGE"I"{CRSR LF):[2 SPA
CEs]"; :INPUT/^1 ,RV$:REM*152 1480
1180 RV{ I) =VAL(RV$ ): PRINT: NEXT 1490

:REM*109
1190 GOSUB510 :REM*246

1200 G=1:GOTO740 :REM*183 1500
1210 REM **** EDIT GRAPH •**•

: REM* 91
IPG=0THENGOSUB200:GOTO740

: REM* 2 4 2
GOSUB160 :REM*24

PRINT" (SHFT T)ITLE:{2 SPAC
Es){CTRL 9)"TT$; :F0RI=1TOL
EN ( TT$ ) : PRINT" (CRSR LF} " ; :
NEXT:INPUTj(f1 ,TT$: PRINT

:REH*2 3 4
PRINT"(SHFT L)EGEND:{2 SPA
CEs}(CTRL 9)"LE$; :F0RI=1T0
LEN(LE$) : PRINT" {CRSR LF)";
: NEXT; INPUTS 1 ,LE$: PRINT

:REM*32
PRINT" (SHFT N}UMBBR OP {SH
FT R)ANGES (1-1 2): (2 SPACE
s)(CTRL 9)"RIGHTS(STR$(RN}
, LEN { STR$ ( RN ) ) - 1 ) ; : REM* 1 6 3
F0RI=1TOLEN(STRS(RN) )-1 :PR
INT" (CRSR LF)"; :NEXT: INPUT
#1 ,RNS:RN=VAL(RN$) :REM*211
IFRN>0ANDRN<1 3THEN1 300

:REM*21 4
PRINT: PRINT" {CRSR UP}";:G0
T01 260 :REM*76

PRINT: PRINT : REM* 23 5
F0RI=1 TORN: PRINT" {SHFT L}A
BEL FOR (SHFT R)ANGE"I"{CR
SR LF}:(2 SPACEs}(CTRL 9)"
JRN$(I) ; :REM*187

F0RK=1T0LEN(RN5(I) ): PRINT"
(CRSR LF)";;NEXT:INPUT#1 ,R
NS(I):PRINT:NEXT :REM*244
GOSUB160 ;REM*132

F0RI=1 TORN: PRINT" {SHFT M)A
X {SHFT VIALUE FOR (SHFT R
)ANGE"I"(CRSR LF):{2 SPACE
S)"STR$(RV(I) ) ; :REM+105
F0RK=1T0LEN{STR$(RV[I) ) )-l
: PRINT" (CRSR LF) " ; :NEXT: IK
PUT/^1,RV$ :REM*2 9

RV( I ) =VAL(RV5 ): PRINT: NEXT

:REM*3B
GOSUB510:GOTO740 :REH*221
REM ♦♦** VIEW GRAPH ****

:REM*136
IFG=0THENGOSUB200:GOTO7 40

:RE.M*9 5
PRINT"(SHFT CLR)"CHR$(1 42)

:REM+175
ML=1 : GOSUBl 40 : PRINT" (SHPT
CLR) "SPC(TA)" {CTRL 9)VIEW
GRAPH (CRSR DN)" :REM*207
UB=RN :REM*66

IFCO=80THENSP=INT{60/UB)-3
:GOTO] 460 :REM*168

IFCO=40THENIFRN> 6THENUB=6

:REM*124
SP=INT(30/U3)-3 :REM*14
ML=LEN(TT$): GOSUBl 40:A$=TT
$ :REM*ie

PRINTSPC(TA); ;GOSUn29fi:PRI
NTlPRINT :REM*82

FORI=15T02STEP-1 :REM*52
PRINTRIGHT$("{5 SPACES )"+R
IGHT$(RV${I),LEN(RV$(I) )-1
),5)"{C0MD Q)"; : REM* 102
IFI/3=INT{I/3)THENPRINT"(2
SHFT *a)"; :GOTO1520:REM*4

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DECEMBER 1989 RUN S5

GRAPHMAKER

151f} PRINT" (2 SPACES)"; :REM*166

1520 F0RK=1T0UB:IFI>SV(K)AKDl/3

=INT(I/3)THENPRINT"(3 SHFT

*sl";:GOTO1570 :REH*141 1790

1530 IFI>SV(K)THENPRINT"(3 SPAC

Es)"; :GOTO1570 : REM*! 05 1800

1540 lFI=SV(K)THENPRrNT"{CTRL 9

)"CHRI(169)CHRS(32)CHR${n 1810
0)"{CTKL 0)"; :GOTO1570

:REM*83
1550 IFSV{K)=I+1THENPRINT"(CTRL 1Q20
9r'CHR$(183)C[iR${112)" (C
TRL 0)"; :G0TO1 570 :REM*15 1830
1560 PRINT" {CTRL 9) "CHRS(167)"

{CTRL 0}"; :REM*118 1840

1570 IFI/3=INT(I/3)THENFORS=1TO
SP:PRINT"{SHFT *}";:NEXT:G
0T015y:* :REM*240 1850

1580 FORS=lTOSP:PRINT" "!:NEXT 1860

:REM*227
1590 NEXT: PRINT" (COMD W}":NEXT 1870

: REM* 9 9
1600 PRINTRIGHT$("{5 SPACES )"+R

IGHT$(RVS(1 ) ,LEN(RV$(1 ) 1-1 1880
),5)"{C0MD Q}"; :REM*36

1610 PRINT" {2 SPACES}"; :REM*25 1890
1620 F0RK=1TOUB:IFSV(K)<1THENPR

INT" {3 SPACES}"; :G0T01 660 1 90f!

:REM*2 7
1630 IFSV(K)=1THENPRINT"{CTRL 9 1910
}"CHR$(169)CHRS(32)CHR$(1 1
0}"{CTRL 0}"; :GOTO1660 1920

:REH*216 1930
1640 IFSV(K)=2THENPRINT"(CTRL 9
}"CHR$ ( 1 83 }CHRS (112)" (CTRL
0}"CHR$(169) ; :GOTO1660 1 9'10

:REM*70
1650 PRINT" {CTRL 9) "CHRS(167)"

{CTRL 0)"CBR$(169) ::REM*96 1950
1660 FORS=1TOSP:PRINT" "; :NEXT

: REM* 50
1670 NEXT: PRINT" CCOMD W}" I960

: REM* 20
1680 PRINT" (4 SPACEa)0{3 COHD E 1970

s)"; :REH*195

1690 F0RI=1TOUB:PRINT"{3 COMD E

s)"; :F0RS=1T0SP;PRINT"{COM 1 980
D E}"; :NEXT:NEXT: PRINT" (CO
MD E)" ;REM*137 1 990

1700 PRINT" {7 SPACES}"; :F0RI=1T
OUB : REM* 98

1710 PRINTLEFT$(RN$(I)+"(19 SPA

CE3)",SP+2) ;" ";:rJEXT 2000

:REH*219
1720 PRINT: PRINT :REM*153

1730 ML=LEN ( LE$ ) : G0SUB1 40 : PRINT

SPC(TA); :A$=LE$:GOSUB290 2010

:REH*19!J
1740 GOSUB260 :REM*22

1750 PRINT"(SliFT CLR } " ; CHR$ ( 1 4 )

:GOTO740 :REM*23 2020

1760 REM *•** PRINT GRAPH *♦**

:REM*89 2030
1770 IFG=0THENGOSUB200:GOTO7 40

: REM* 2 1
1780 ML=1 1 :G0SUB1 40: PRINT" (SHFT 2 04
CLR}"SPC(TA)"{CTRL 9}(SHF
T PXSUFT R){SHFT I}{SHFT 2050
N}CSiIFT T) {SHFT SPACE) {SHF

T G}{SHFT R){SHFT A) {SHFT 2060
P}(SHFT H)(2 CRSR DNs)"

:REM*243
PRINT"iSHFT 'r}ITLE:{2 SPAC 2070
ES}"TT$: PRINT : REM* 191

PRINT" (SHFT DEGEND: "LES: 2080
PRINT :REM*114

PRINT" (SHFT R}ANGE {SHFT N
}AME","{SHFT M)AX (SHFT V) 2090
ALUE{CRSR DN)" :REM*28

F0RI=1 TORN: PRINT" "RN$(I),
,RV(I) :NEXT :RE«*3

IFM0=126 THEN BANK0 2100

;REM*236
SI =PEEK( 40577) :S2=PEEK{405
78) :TP=CO:CO=40: IFRH>6THEN
CO=80 :REM*158 2110

GOSUB430 :REM*129

I=PEEK( 40579) : IFI=0THEN1 88
:REM*202 2120

FORK=1TOI:P=PEEK{40579+K):
PRINT#4,CHR$(P);:NEXT:PRIN 2130
T#4 :REM*221

ML=LEN(TT$):GOSUB140 2140

:REM*251
PRINTf*4,SPC(TA)TT$:PRINT(^4 2150
:PRINT#4:PRINT#4 :REM*251
SP = INT( 30/RN)-3:IFGO=80TliE
NSP=INT{60/RN)-3 :REM*136
IFPEEK( 40576) O0THEN2230 2160

:REM*205
F0RI=1 5T02STEP-1 :REM*255 2170
IFI/2=INT{ l/2 )THENPRINT#5,
"{3 SPACES)! COHD Q)";:GOTO
1950 :REM*193 2180

PRINT)?5,RIGHTt("(5 SPACES}
"+RIGHT$(RV$(I) ,LEN(RV$(I) 2190
)-1 ) ,5)"(C0MD Q)"; :REM + 36
IFI/3=INT(I/3)THENPRINT#5,
"{2 SHFT *s}"; :G0T01 970 2200

:REM*2 47
PRINT#5,"{2 spaces}"; 2210

:REM*209 2220
FORK=1TORN:IFI>SV(K)ANDI/3
=INT(I/3)THENPRINT#5,"{3 S 2230
HFT *s)"; :GOTO2030:REM*224 2240
IFI>SV(K}THENPRINT#5,"{3 S
PACES)" ; :GOTO2030 : REM* 5 2
IFI=SV(K)THENPRINTiJd,"{CTR 2250
L 9}"CHR$(1 69)CHR$(32)CHR$
(110)"{CTRL 0)"; :GOTO2030

:REH*222 2260
IFSV(K}=I+1THENPRINT#5,"{C
TRL 9)"CHR$(183>C!iR$(112)" 2270
(CTRL 0}"; :GOTO2030

:REM*170 2280
IFSV(K}=2THENPRINT"{CTRL 9
)"CHR$(1 83)CHR${1 12)CHR$(1
69)"{CTRL 0}"; :GOTO2030 2290

:REM*84
PRINT*I5,"(CTRL 9} "CHR$(16 2300
7)" (CTRL 0)"; :REM*235

IFl/3=INT(l/3)THENFORS=1TO 2310
SP:PRINTfS5,"{SHFT ♦)";:NEX
T:GOTO2050 :REM*17

F0RS = 1T0SP:PRINT#5," " ; : NE 2320
XT : REM* 11

NEXT:PRINT#5,"{C0MD W}":NE 2330
XT : REM* 8 5

" "!:NE
REM*187

PRINT#5,RIGHT$("{5 SPACES)
"+RIGHTS{RV${ 1 ) ,I,EN(RV$(1 )
}-1 ) ,5)"{C0MD Q)"; :REM*72
PRINT#5,"{2 SPACES}";

:REM*68
F0RK=1 TORN: IFSV( K ) < 1 THENPR
INT#5,"{3 SPACES)"; :G0T021
20 :REM*116

IFSV ( K ) =1 THENPRINTtf 5 , " {CTR
L 9)"Ci[R$(169)CHR$(32)CKR$
{110)"{CTRL 0)";:GOTO2120

:REM*58
IFSV(K> = 2THENPRINTi!l5,"{CTR
L 9}"CHR$(183)CHR$(112)"{C
TRL 0)"CHR$(169) ;:GOTO2120
:REM*151
PRINT#5,"{CTRL 9) "CHR$(15
7) "(CTRL 0}"CHR$(169) ;

REM*139
F0RS = lT0SP:PRINTy;5
XT
NEXT: PRINT/US, "(COHD W)"

REM+1 46
PRINT#5,"{4 SPACES }0 {3 COM
D Es}"; :REM*52

F0RI=1T0RN:PRINT#5,"{3 COM
D Es)"; :F0RS=1T0SP:PRINT#5
,"{COMD E}"; :NEXT:NEXT:PRI
NT/¥5,"{COMD E)" : REM* 23

PRINT/^5,"{7 SPACES)"; :FORI
=1TORN :REM*211

PRINT#5, LEFT$ ( RN$ ( I ) +" { 1 9

SPACEs}",SP+2);" ";:NEXT

:REM*42
PHINT|»5:PH1NT#5:PRINT#5

:REM*221
HL"LEN{LE$):GOSUBl 40: PRINT
#4,SPC(TA}LE$:PRINT#4;PRIN
Tj^4 : REM* 90

IFHO=128 THEN BANK 1 5

:REM*207
CO=TP: CL0SE4 :CL0SE5 : REM*70
PRINT" {SHFT CLR ) " : G0TQ7 4

:REM»231
F0RI=15T01STEP-1 :REM*48
IFI/2=INT( 1/2 )THENPRINT#5,
"(5 spaces) 1"; :GOTO2260

:REM*104
PRINT#5,RIGHT$("{5 SPACES )
"+RIGHT$(RV$(I) ,LEN(RV${I}
)-1),5)"r'; : REM* 40
IFI/3=INT(I/3}THENPRINT#5,
"--"; :GOTO2280 :REM*69
PRINT#5,"{2 SPACES)";

:REM*29
F0RK=1T0RN:IFI>SV(K)ANDl/3
= INT(I/3)THENPRINT(S(S," --"
;:GOTO2 310 : REM* I 00

iri>SV(><)THENPRINT#5,"(3 S
PACES}"; :G0T02 310 ;REM*255
IFI<=SV(K}THENPRINT#5,":: :
"; :REM*249

IFI/3=INT( l/3)THENF0RS=1TO
SP:PRINT#5,"-"; :NEXT;G0T02
330 :REM*147

F0RS=1TOSP:PRINT#5," " ; : NE
XT :REM*100

NEXT: PRINTIfS, " 1 " : NEXT

:REM*126

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2340 PRINT#5,"[4 SPACES ) ..." ;

:REH*31
235IJ F0RI = 1TORNlPRINT#5,". .."j :
F0RS=1TOSP:PRINT#5,"."; : NE
XT:NEXT:PRINT(?5,"!"

:REM*151
2360 PRINT#5:GOTO2160 :REM*52
2370 REM ++*+ SAVE GRAPH ****

: REM* 4 6
2360 IFG=f!lTHENGOSUB200:GOTO74el

: REM*! 13

2390 GOSUB180 :REM*166

2400 ML=24:GOS(JB140:PRINTSPC(TA

)"{SHFT E}NTER (SHFT F)ILE

NAME FOR {SHFT S) {SHFT A} {

SHFT V){SHFT E},(CRSR DCJ)"

:REM*171

2410 ML=13:GOSUB140:PRINTSPC(TA

)"{SHFT 0}H {CTRL 9KLEFT

ARROW) (CTRL 0) FOR MENU (2

CRSR DNsJ" : REM*! 27

2420 ML=16:GOSUB140:PRINTSPC(TA

);:INPUT#1 ,FI$ :REM*175

2430 IFFIS="{LEFT ARROW) "THEN74

:REM*80

2440 IFLEN(FI$)>16THENFI$=LEFTS

(FI$,16) :REM*44

2450 GOSUB180 :REM*226

2450 ML=28:G0SUB1 40:PRINTLEFTS(

CL$,12)SPC(TA)"{SHFT S)AVI

NG {SHFT G)RAPH "FI$

:REM*244

2470 GOSUB450:OPEN2,e,2,"0:"+FI

S + ",S,W":GOSUB460:IFN1 >20T

HEriCI<OSE2:GOTO740 :REM*136

2475 IF MO=128 THEN BANK0

:REM*90

2480 FORI=0TO3:TP=PEEK( 40576+1)

:PRINTjil2,TPCHRS(1 3) ;:NEXT

:REM*38

2490 IFTP>0THENK=TP:FORI=1TOK:T

P=PEEK( 40579+1) :PRINT#2,TP

CHR$(13);:NEXT :REM*103

2495 IF HO»128 THEN BANK 1 5

:REM*54
2500 IFTT$=""THENTTJ="."

:REM*102

2510 IFLE$ = ""THENLES = ".*':REM*22

2520 PRINTi!(2,TT$CHR$(13); :PRINT

)^2,LE$CHRS(13) ; :PRINT#2,RN

CHR$(13); :REM*197

2530 F0RI=1T0RN;IFRN$(I)=""THEN

RNS(I)="." :REM*24e

2540 PRINTiSf2,RV(I)CHR$(13) ; :PRI

NT#2,RNS(I)CHRS(13); : NEXT

:REM*200

25 50 CLOSE2:CLOSE15:GOTO740

:REH*92
2560 REM +**+ LOAD GRAPH ****

:REH*85

2S70 IFG<>0THENGOSUB220:IFA$O"

y"THEN740 :REM*123

2580 CLR:GOSUB320 :REM*190

2590 GOSUB190 :REM*116

2600 ML=24:GOSUB140:PRINTSPC{TA

)"{SHFT E)NTER {SHFT F)ILE

NAME FOR {SHFT L){SHFT 0) {

SHFT A) {SHFT D),{CRSR DN}"

; REM* 4 6

2610 ML=1 3:GOSUB140:PRINTSPC(Ta
)"{SHFT 0]R (CTRL 9} {LEFT
ARROW) {CTRL 0) FOR MENU { 2
CRSR DNs)" : REM* 36

2620 ML=16:G0SUB1 40:PRINTSPC(TA
); :INPUT#1 ,FI$ :HEM*230
2630 IFFI$="{LEFT ARROW) "THEN74
:REM+25

2640 IFLEN(FI$)>15THENFI$=LEFT$
(FI$,16) :REM*119

2650 GOSUB190 :REH*134

2660 ML=29:GOSUB140:PRINTLEFT$(
CL$,12)SPC(TA)"{SHFT L)OAD
ING {SHFT G)RAPH "FI$

:HEM*21 3

2670 GOSUB450:OPEN2,8,2,"0:"+FI

S + ",S,R":GOSOB4 60:IFN1 >20T

HENCLOSE2:GOTO740 :REM*79

2680 FORI=0TO3:INPUT#2,TP:POKE4

05 76+I,TP;NEXT : REM* 151

2690 IFTP>0THENK=TP:FORI=1TOK:I

NPUT#2,TP:POKE4 0579+I,TP:N

EXT :REM*142

2700 INPUTi¥2,TTS:INPUT#2,LES:IN

PUT(?2,HN ;REM*247

2710 IFTTS="."THENTTS»" "

;REM»119
2720 IFLE$="."THENLE$=" "

: REM* 4 6

2730 FORI=1T0RN:INPUT#2,RV(I) ;I

NPUT#2,RN$(I):IFRN${I)="."

THENRNS(I)=" " :REM*86

2740 NEXT :REM*61

2750 GOSUB510:CLOSE2:CLOSE1 5:G=

1;GOTO740 :REM*64

2760 REM ♦*** PRINTER SETUP **♦

* :REM*118

2770 ML=10:GOSUB140:PRINT"{SHFT

CLR)"SPC{TA}"{CTRL 9){SHF

T P}{SHFT R){SHFT I) {SHFT

N){SHFT T){SHFT E){SHFT R)

{SHFT S){SHFT E) (SHFT T) {

SHFT U)(SHFT P) {2 CRSR DNs

)" :REM*30

2780 IFMO=128 THEN BANK0

:REM*13B

2790 A$ = "YES": IFPEEKt 40576) <>0T

HENA$="NO " :REM*60

2800 PRINT'MSHFT C) {SHFT B) {SHF

T M) {SHFT D)OT {SHFT M)AT

RIX {SHFT P)RINTER{2 SPACE

S}"A$"{5 CRSR LFs)";: INPUT

A$ :REM*241

2810 IFA$="NO"THENPOKE40576,1 ;G

OTO2830 :REM*209

2820 POKE40576,0 :REM*96

2830 S1=PEEK(40577):S2=PEEK(405

78) :CD=PEEK( 40579); REM* 1 52

2840 PRINT:PRINT"(SHFT T)EXT {S

HFT S)ECONDARY {SHFT A) DDR

ESS: {2 SPACEs)"S1"{4 CRSR

LFs)"; :INPUTS1 : REM* 32

2850 PRINT: PRINT" {SHFT GjRAPiilC

{SHFT S)ECONDARV (SHFT A)

DDRESS:{2 SPACES ) "S2" { 4 CR

SR LFs)"; :INPUTS2 :REM*189

2860 PRINT: PRINT" (SHFT P)RINTER

{SHFT OONTROL (SHFT C)OD

ES:(2 SPACES) "CD" {4 CRSR L

Continued on p. 90.

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From p. 87.

Fs)";:INPUTCD :REH*56
2B70 POKE')0577,Sl:POKE4(i578,S2: 3130

POKE40579,C:D :REM*197
2880 IFCD=0THEN2930 :REM*139
2890 F0RI=1TOCD:CT=PEEK{ 40579+1 3140

) ;REM+52

2900 PRINT"(3 spaces} {SHFT C)OD

E"I": ";LEFT$(STR$(CT)+"{3
SPACES}", 3)" {4 CRSR LFs } "

; :REM+50 3150

2910 INPUTCT:POKE40579+r,CT:NEX

T :REM*92

2920 IFMO=128 THEN BANK 1 5

:REM*154
2930 GOTO740 :REM*200 3160

2940 REM **+* CREATE GRAPH DISK
**** :REM*215

2950 G0SUB1 70: PRINT :REM+128

2960 ML=28:GOS1;b140:PRINTSPC(TA 3170

)"1.{2 SPACES HSHFT UJSER

DEFINED RANGES" : REM* 254 3180
2970 PRINTSPC(TA+4)"{SHFT T}ALL 3190

Y FIELD (tSHFT A)LPHA/{SHF
T N)UMERIC)":PRINr ;REM*50

2980 PRINTSPC(TA)"2.{2 SPACES }{

SHFT U}SER DEFINED RANGES" 3200
:REM+1 85
2990 PRINTSPC(TA+4)"{SHFT T)Ar,L

Y FIELD ((SHFT N)UHERIC}": 3210
PRINT :REM*144

3000 PRINTSPC(TA)"3. {2 SPACES } {
SHFT F}ILE DEFINED RANGES"

:REM+100 3220

3^10 PRINTSPC(TA+4)"(SHFT S)UM
FIELD": PRINT :REM*32

3020 PRINTSPC(TA)"4. (2 SPACEs)(

SHFT R)ETURN TO {SHFT MJAI 3230
N tSHFT H)ENU" :REM*246

3030 ML=21 :GOSUB140:PRrNTCLSSPC

(TA)"{SHFT E)NTER SELECTIO 3240
N (1-4)"; :REM+119

3040 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN3040

:REM*98 3250

3050 D=VArj(A$) :ONDGOTO3600,3740
,3950,740:GOTO3040:REM*105

3060 ML=38:GOSUB140:PRINTSPC(TA

r'{SHFT S)0ME{2 SPACES} DAT 3260
ADASE/FILE{2 SPACES }MANAGE
R(2 SPACES} PROGRAMS" 3270

:REM*134 3280

3070 PRINTSPC(TA)"PLACE DATA US
ED BY THE PROGRAM SUCH AS"

:REM*70 3285

3080 PRINTSPC{TA) "NUMBER 0FC2 S
PACEsJFIELDS, {2 SPACEs)NAM
ES{2 SPACEs}0F{2 SPACEs}FI 3290
ELDS," ;REM*244

3090 PRINTSPCtTA) "NUMBER OF REG 3300

ORDS, ETC IN FRONT OF THE" 3310

:REM*120 3320

3100 PRINTSPC(TA}"ACTUAL DATA.
(SHFT Y}OU CAN USUALLY DET
1::RMINE" : REM* 187

3110 PRINTSPC(TA)"HOW MANY OF T 3330
KESE "CHR$ ( 34 ) "C0NTROL"CHR
$(34)" FIELDS YOU" :REM+69
3120 PRINTSPC(TA)"WILL NEED {2 S

PACES (TO (2 SPACES} SKIP (2 S 33 40
PACEsJBY(2 SPACES }LOADING{

2 SPACEs)YOUR" :REM*138
PRINTSPC{TA)"FILE INTO A W
ORD PROCESSOR, (2 SPACES }{ S
HFT E}NTER THE" :REM*14
PRINTSPC(TA>"NUMBER OF FIE
LDS TO SKIP, {2 SPACEs)OR{2
SPACEs)"CHRS(34)"{LEFT AR
ROW)"Ci!R$(34)"{2 SPACES} TO
" :REM*100

PRIN'rSPC(TA) "RETURN TO THE
{SHFT M}{SHFT A} {SHFT I}{
SHFT N) {SHFT M) (SHFT E) (S
HFT N}{SHPT U).{2 CRSR DNs
}" :REM*45

PRINT" {SHFT E}NTER NUMBER
FIELDS TO SKIP"; :INPUT"{3
SPACEaH3 CRSR LFs}"; AS

:REM*2
IFA$="(LEFT ARROW} "THEN7 40
;REM*171
SK=VAL(A$): RETURN :REM*185
ML=38:GOSUB140:PRINTSPC(TA
)"{SHFT T)HE {SHFT RjANGES
SPECIFIED BELOW MUST BE T
HE" :REM*242

PRINTSPC(TA)"INFORMAT10N Y
OU WISH TO (2 SPACES} TALLY (
2 SPACES }WITHIN" :REM*51
PRINTSPC(TA)"A PARTICULAR
FIELD. (2 SPACES} {SHFT F}IR
ST{2 SPACES }ENTER (2 SPACES
}THE" : REM* 108

PRINTSPC{TA) "DISPLACEMENT
OR FIELD{2 SPACES} NUMBER (2
SPACES }0F{ 2 SPACES }THE"

:REM*21 1

PRINTSPC(TA)"DATA YOU WISH

TO TALLY. {SHFT T}HEN ENT

ER THE" :REM*143

PRINTSPC(TA)"{SHFT RIANGES

AS REQUESTED, {2 CRSR DNs}

" :REM*159

PRINTSPC{TA}"{SHFT F}IELD

NUMBER OF DATA" ;: INPUT" { 3

SPACES) (3 CRSR LFs}";A$:DD

=VAL( AS ): PRINT :REM*52

IFA$="{LEFT ARROW} "THEN740

: REM* 4 6

IFDD=0THEN3250 :REM*229

PRINT3PC(TA)"{SHFT N}UMBER

OF FIELDS PER RECORD";

:REM*85
INPUT" (3 SPACES) {3 CRSR LF
s}";A$:NF=VAL(AS) : PRINT

;REM*98
IFA$="{LEFT ARROW} "THEN? 40
: REM* 12
IFNF=0THEN3280 :REM*81
RETURN :REM*1 13

ML=3B:GOSUB140:PRINTSPC(TA
)"{SHFT T}HE {SHFT R}ANGES
SPECIFIED BELOW MUST DEFI
NE" :REM+30

PRINTSPC(TA)"THE RECORDS I
N WHICH YOU {2 SPACES }WILL{
2 spaces} SUM{ 2 SPACEs}A"

: REM* 3 1
PRINTSPC ( TA ) " PARTICULAR { 2
SPACES (FIELD. {3 SPACES} {SH

FT F)IRST{2 SPACES }ENTER{ 2
SPACE3)THE" :REM*196
3350 PRINTSPC(TA) "DISPLACEMENT
OR FIELD(2 SPACES }NUMBER{ 2
SPACES )OF( 2 SPACES (THE"

: REM* 8 4
3350 PRINTSPC(TA)"DATA YOU WISH
TO SUM. {2 SPACES({SHFT T}
HEN (2 SPACES} ENTER THE"

:REM*234
3370 PRINTSPC(TA) "FIELD NUMBER
OF THE FIELD{2 SPACEs}0F{2
SPACES) RANGES." :REM*8
3380 PRINTSPC(TA)"{SHFT F} IN ALL
Y ENTER THE {SHFT R)ANGES
AS REQUESTED. {2 CRSR DNs}"
:REM*157
3390 PRINTSPC(TA)"{SHFT F}IELD
NUMBER OF DATA" ; : INPUT" { 3
spaces} (3 CRSR LFs(";AS:DR
=VAL(AS) : PRINT :REM*3S
3400 IFA$="{LEFT ARROW} "THEN? 40

: REM* 1 8 6

3410 IFDR=0THEN3390 ;REM*198

3420 PRINTSPC(TA)"(SHFT F}IELD

NUMBER FOR (SHFT R}ANGES";

: INPUT" (3 SPACES} {3 CRSR L

Fs)"jA$:DD=VAL(A$) :PRINT

: REM* 4 6
3430 IFA$="{LEFT ARROW} "THEN? 4

:REM*152

3440 IFDD=0THEN3420 :REM*133

3450 PRINTSPC(TA)"{SHFT I}S {SH

FT R}ANGE {SHFT A}LPHA OR

{SHFT N}UMERIC (A/N(";:INP

UT"(3 SPACSs((3 CRSR LFs}"

;AS :REM+86

3460 IF A$(>"A"ANDA5<>"N"THEN34

50 :REM*253

3470 NA$=AS :REM*188

3480 PRINTSPC(TA)"{SHFT N (UMBER

OF FIELDS PER RECORD";

:REM*28
3485 INPUT" (3 spaces} (3 CRSR LF
S}";A$:NK=VAL(A$) :PRINT

:REM*185
3490 IFA$="(LEFT ARROW} "THEN740

:REM*212

3500 IFNF=0THEN3480 :REM*58

3510 RETURN :REM*74

3520 GOSUB170 :REM*4

3525 PRINT" (SHFT E)NTER FILENAM

E 0R":PRINT"{2 SPACES} {CTR

L 9} {LEFT ARROW) {CTRL 0} F

OR (SHFT M}(SHFT A} (SHFT I

){SHFT N}(SHFT SPACE) (SHFT

M((SHFT E){SHFT N({SHFT U

}:{2 SPACES}"; :INPUT)H ,FIS

:REM*82

3530 IFFIS-"(LEFT ARROW("THEN74

:REM*152

3540 IFLEN(FIJ) >1GTHENFI$=LEFT$

(FI$) :REM*42

3550 PRINT" {CRSR DK} ": PRINT" {SH

FT 0}PENING FILE; {2 SPACES

)"FIJ :REM*240

3 56 GOSUB4 50 : 0PEN2 , 8 , 2 , " : " +FI

$+",S,R":GOSUB460:IFN1 >20T

HENCLOSE2:GOTO3520:REM*237

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=1T0SK:INPUT#2,A$ :REM*184

3580 IFST AND 64 THENPRINT" (SHF

T S)KIP FIELDS NOT SPECIFI

ED CORRECTLY" :N1 =22: RETURN

:REM*155

359(i NEXT:PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs)":R
ETURN :REM*223

3600 G0SUB1 70:GOSUB3060:GOSL;B1 7
0:GOSUD319Sl : REM* 20 3

3610 F0RI=1T0RN:PRINT'MSHFT L}A
BEL FOR {SHFT R)AtJGE"I" {CR
SR LFJ:{2 SPACES} (CTRL 9)"
; : INPUTS 1 ,RN$(I) : PRINT :NEX
T ;REM*252

3620 GOSUB35 20:IFN1=22THENFORI=
1T01 500: NEXT: GOTO3600

:REM*1 38

3630 PRINT" tSHPT R)EADING DATA:
" : HEM* 192

3640 R=1 :REM*145

36 50 F0RF=1T0NF :REM*2

3660 PRINT" {SHFT R}ECORD"R" {SHF
T F)IELD"F"... "; :REM*60

3670 INPUTii/2,A$:RS=ST :REM*236

3680 PRINTA$:IFF<>DDTHEN3 710

:REH*75

3690 FORI=1T0RN:IFA$=RN$(I)THEN
RV{I)=RV(I>+1 :REM*154

3700 NEXT : REM* 248

3710 IFRS AND 64 THENPRINT"{CRS
R ON} {SHFT P}INISHED READI
NG DATA":GOTO3730 :RE>i»154

3720 NEXT:R=R+1 :GOTO3650:REM*44

3730 CLOSE2:GOSUB510:G=1 :F0RI=1
TO1000:NEXT:GOTO740

:REM*2 4 2

3740 GOSUB170:GOSUB3060:GOSUB1 7
0:GOSUB3190 :REM*68

3750 ML=37;GOSUB140:PRINTSPC(TA
)"{CTRL 9}(SHFT T}HE FOLLO
WING ENTRIES MUST BE {SHFT
NHSHFT UK SHFT M){SHFT E
) tSHFT R){SHFT I) (SHFT C){
CTRL 0}{CRSR DN)" ; HEM* 54

3760 F0RI=1TORN :REM*198

3770 PRINT" {SHFT DOW VALUE FOR

{SHFT R)ANGE"I"{CRSR LF} :

{2 SPACEs){CTRL 9 } " ; : INPUT

#1 ,A$:RA(I,1 )=VAL{A$):PRIN

T : REM* 183

3780 PRINT" {SHFT H}IGH VALUE FO
R {SHFT R}ANGE"I"{CRSR LF}
; {CTRL 9)"; :INPUT#1 ,A$:RA
(I,2)=VAt.(A$) :PRINT

:REM*204

3790 PaiNT:IFRA{I,l }<=RA(I,2)TH
EN3810 :REM*163

3800 ML=30:GOSUB140:PRINTSPC(TA
)"{CTRL 9) {SHFT E){2 SHFT
Rs}{SHFT 0}{SHFT R) {CTRL
):{2 SPACES) {SHFT fU IGH {S
HFT V}ALUE < {SHFT L}OW {S
liFT V)ALUE{CRSR DN}":GQTQ3
770 :REM*247

3810 R1 $=RIGHT$(STR$(RA(I,1 ) ) ,L
EN<STR$(HA(I,1 )))-! )

:REM*242

3820 R2$=RIGHT$(STR$(RA(I,2) ),L

EN(STR$(RA(I,2) ) )-1 ):RN${I

)=R1$+"-"+R2$:NEXT:REM*21 5

3830 GOSUB3520:IFN1=22THENFORI=

1T01 500: NEXT: GOTO3740

:REM*215
3840 PRINT" {SHFT RIEADING DATA:
" :REM*243

3850 R=1 :REM*66

3860 FQRF=1T0NF :REH*244

3870 PRINT" {SHFT R)ECORD"R" {SHF

T F)IELD"F" "; :REM*99

3880 INPUT!S(2,A$:RS = ST :REM*191
3890 PRINTA$:IFF<>DDTHEN3920

:REM*64

3 900 F0RI=1T0RN:IFVAL(A$)>=RA{I

, 1 ) ANDVAL ( A$ ) < =RA (1,2) THEN

RV(I}=RV{I)+1 :REM*163

3910 NEXT :REM*199

3920 IFRS AND 64 THENPRINT: PRIN

T"{CRSR DN){SHFT F)INISHED

READING DATA";GOTQ3940

:REM*1 16
3930 NEXT:R=R+1 :GOTO3860

:ReM*208
3940 CLOSE2:GOSUB510:G=1 :F0RI=1
T01 : NEXT : G0T07 4

:REM*1 99

3950 GOSUB170:GOSUB3060:GOSUU17

0:GOSUB3 320 : REM* 4 8

3960 F0RI=1 TORN: PRINT" {SHFT L)A

BEL FOR {SHFT R}ANGE"I"{CR

SR LF}:(2 SPACES} {CTRL 9}"

;; INPUTS 1 ,RNS(I):PRIKT:NEX

T :REM*147

3970 GOSUB3520:IFN1=22THENFORI-

1T01 500:NEXT:GOTO3950

:REM»249
3980 PRINT" {SHFT R)EADING DATA:
" :REM*124

3990 R=1 :REM+206

4000 FORF=1T0NF : REM*99
4010 PRINT" {SHFT R}EC0RD"R" {SHF
T F}IELD"F"... "; :REM*159
4020 INPUT/^2,A$:RS = ST: :REM*246
4030 PRINTA$:IFF=DDTHENTD$=A$

:REM*229
4040 IFF=DRTHENTD=VAL(A$)

;REM*1 39
4050 IFRS AND 64 THENPRINT: PRIN
T"{CRSR DN}{SHFT F)INISHED
READING DATA":GOTO4070

: REM* 142
4060 NEXT :REM*78

4 070 F0RI=1T0RN : REM* 14
4080 IFNA$="A"THENIFTD$=RN$( I)T

HENRV(I)=RV{I)+TD :REM*106

4090 IFNAS="N"THENIFVAL(TDS)=VA

L(RN$(I))THENRV(I)=RV(It+T

D :REM*52

4100 NEXT :REM*150

4110 IFRS AND 64 THENPRINT: PRIN

T"{CRSR DNHSHFT F}INISHED

READING DATA" :G0T04 130

:REM*200
4120 R=R+1 :GOTO4000 :REM*1 58
4130 CLOSE2:GOSUB510:G=1 :F0RI=1
TO1000:NEXT:GOTO7 40

:REM*1 32 ■

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